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In  tliis  edition  of  the  Psalms  the  current  ver- 
sion is  strictly  followed.  The  only  peculiarity  is 
the  arrangement  according  to  parallelisms,  for  con- 
venience in  responsive  reading  in  the  sanctuary, 
sabbath  school,  family,  or  elsewhere. 

Lines  printed  in  Italics  should  be  read  by  the 
minister  or  leader :  those  in  Roman  letter  by  the 
people.  Lines  printed  in  Capitals  are  to  be  read 
together  by  leader  and  people. 


Stereotyped  by  8mith  «&  McDougal,  84  Beekman  St ,  New  Y  or*. 


(Tlif  |[oofe  of  Jsalmi 


Psalm  1. 

BLESSED  is  the  man  that  icalketh  not  in  the  c>un- 
00J  p/tfa  ungodly, 

Xor  gtati 

Nor  sitteth  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful. 
1  i?ttf  is  in  the  la  ' .  .id  ; 

And  in  his  law  doth  he  meditate  day  and  night. 
1  And  he  shaU  be  like  a  tret  planted  rs  oj 

ICO 

That  bringeth  forth  his  fruit  in  his  season ; 

7Kb 

And  whatsoever  he  doeth  shall  prosper. 

ire  not  so : 
But  are  like  the  chaif  which  the  wind  driveth  away, 
1  Tfo  judg 

incut, 
Nor  sinners  in  the  congregation  of  the  righteous. 
1  Fbr  the  Lord  k  way  of  flu  righteous: 

But  the  v. .  :isli, 


i  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS  [Ps.  » 

flsalm  2. 

WHY  do  the  heathen  rarje, 

And  the  people  imagine  a  vain  thing? 
s  The  king*  of  the  earth  set  themselves,  • 

And  the  rulers  take  counsel  together, 

Against  the  Lord, 

And  against  his  Anointed, 
8  Saying,  let  us  break  their  bands  asunder, 

And  cast  away  their  cords  from  us, 

4  He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens  shall  laugh  ; 

The  Lord  shall  have  them  in  derision. 
*  Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them  in  his  wrath, 

And  vex  them  in  his  sore  displeasure. 

6  Yet  have  I  set  my  King 
Upon  my  holy  hill  of  Zion. 

7  /  will  declare  the  decree  : 

The  Lord  hath  said  unto  me,  Thou  art  m,y  Son  ; 
This  day  have  I  begotten  thee. 

8  Ask  of  me,  and  1  shall  give  thee  the  heathen  for  tldni 

inheritance, 

And  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  for  thy  posses- 
sion. 
1  Thou  shall  break  them  icith  a  rod  of  iron  ; 

Thou  shalt  dash  their  in  pieces  like  a  potter's  vessel 

10  Be  wise  now  therefore,  0  ye  kings  : 
Be  instructed,  ye  judges  of  the  earth. 


Ps.  3.]  THE  BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  % 

r'  the  Lord  wUhfea/rt 

And  rejoice  with  trembling. 
'-  Kiss  the  Son,  lest  he  he  angry,  and  ye  perish  from 
ray, 
When  his  wrath  is  kindled  but  a  little. 
Blessed  are  all  they  that  put  their  trest 

IN    HIM. 

Psalm  3. 

A  Psalm  of  David  when  he  fled  from  Absalom  his  son. 

LOUD,  how  are  they  increased  that  trouble  me! 
Many  are  they  that  rise  up  against  me. 
:  Many  there  be  which  say  of  my  soul, 
There  is  no  help  for  him  in  God.     [Selah/j 

2  Tut  thou,  0  Lord,  art  a  shield  for  me; 
My  glory,  and  the  lifter  up  of  mine  head. 

4  I  cried,  unto  the  Lord  with  my  xoice, 

And  he  heard  me  out  of  his  holy  hilL     [Selah.] 

5  /  laid  me  down  and  slept ; 

I  awaked  ;  for  the  Lord  sustained  me. 

6  I  will  not  be  afraid  often  thousands  of  people , 
That  have  set  themselves  against  me  round  about 

1  Arise,  0  Lord; 
Save  me,  0  my  God 
For  thou  hast  smitten  all  mine  enemies  upon  the 

cheek  ban 
Thou  hast  broken  the  teeth  of  the  ungodly. 


6  THE   BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  4 

8  Salvation  belongeth  unto  the  Lord  : 
Thy  blessing  is  upon  thy  people.     [Selah.] 

Psalm  4. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HEAR  me  when  I  call,  0  God  of  my  righteousness  . 
Thou  hast  enlarged  me  when  I  was  in  distress  ; 
Have  mercy  upon  me,  and  hear  my  prayer. 

*  0  ye  sons  of  men,  hoio  long  tcill  ye  turn  my  glory 

into  shame  ? 

How  long  will  ye  love  vanity,  and  seek  after  leas- 
ing?    [Selah.] 
1  But  know  that  the  Lord  hath  set  apart  him  that  u 
godly  for  himself : 

The  Lord  will  hear  when  I  call  unto  him. 

4  Stand  in  awe,  and  sin  not : 
Commune  with  your  own  heart  upon  your  bed,  and 

be  Still.      [Selah.] 

*  Offer  the  sacrifices  of  righteousness, 
And  put  your  trust  in  the  Lord. 

*  There  be  many  that  say,  Who  icill  shew  us  any  good  ? 
Lord,  lift  thou  up  the  light  of  thy  countenance 

upon  us. 
TJtou  hast  put  gladness  in  my  heart, 
Wore  than  in  the  time  that  their  corn  and  theij 

wine  increased. 


Ps   5.]  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  7 

s  1  wiU  both  lay  me  down 
For  thou,  Lord,  only  makes!  me  dwell  in  safety 

Psalm  5. 

To  the  chief  Musician  uv  A  Pnlm  of  David. 

Gl  I  0  Lord  ; 

Consider  my  meditation. 
1  Hearh  of  my  cry,  my  King,  ana 

my  Q 
For  unto  thee  v.ill  I  pray. 
1  My  voice  shalt  thou  hear  in  the  morning,  0  Lord  ; 
In  the  morning  will  I  direct  my  prayer  unto  tHee 
and  will  look  up. 

4  For  thou  art  not  a  God  that  hath  pleasure  in  wick- 

edi 
Neither  shall  evil  dwell  with  thee. 

5  The  >U  not  stand  in  thy  si 
Thou  hatest  all  workers  of  iniquity. 

•  Thou  shall  dsstroy  them  that  speak  leasing  : 

The  Lord  will  abhor  the  bloody  and  deceitfnl  man. 
T  But  .  I  will  come  into  thy  house  in  the  mut- 

rcy : 
Ajid  in  thy  fear  will  I  worship  toward  thy  holy 
temple. 

1  Lead  me,  0  Lord,  in  thy  righteousness  because  oj 
Maku  thy  way  straight  before  my  face. 


8  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  6 

*  For  there  is  no  faithfulness  in  their  mouth , 

Their  inward  part  is  very  wickedness.  , 

Their  throat  is  an  open  sepulchre  ; 

They  flatter  with  their  tongue. 
11  Destroy  thou  them,  0  God; 

Let  them  fall  by  their  own  counsels ; 

Cast  them  out  in  the  multitude  of  their  transgres 
sions  ; 

For  they  have  rebelled  against  thee. 

11  But  let  all  those  that  put  their  trust  in  thee  rejoice  . 
Let  them  ever  shout  for  joy,  because  thou  defend- 

est  them  : 
Let  them  also  that  love  thy  name  be  joyful  in  thee. 

12  For  thou,  Lord,  wilt  bless  the  righteous  ; 

With  favour'  wilt  thou  compass  him  as  with  a  shield. 


Psalm  6. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth  upon  Sheminith.  A  Psalm  of 
David. 

0  LORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  thine  anger. 

Neither  chasten  me  in  thy  hot  displeasure. 
1  Have  mercy  upon  me,  0  Lord  ;  for  I  am  weak  4 

O  Lord,  heal  me ;  for  my  bones  are  vexed. 
1  My  soul  is  also  sore  vexed : 

But  thou,  O  Lord,  how  long? 
4  Return,  0  Lord,  deliver  my  soul: 

Oh  save  me  for  thy  mercies'  sake 


Ps.  7.]  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS. 

6  For  in  death  I  fthiet : 

In  the  grave  who  shall  give  thee  thanks  ? 
•  lam  weary  witf,  '"9  ; 

All  the  night  make  I  my  bed  to  swim  ; 
I  water  my  couch  with  my  tears. 

7  Mi  >ffft  ief; 

It  waxeth  old  because  of  all  mine  enemies. 


8  Depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers  of iniquity  ; 

For  the  Lord  hath  heard  the  voice  of  my  weeping 
•  The  Lord  hath  heard  my  supplication  ; 

The  Lord  will  receive  my  prayer. 
10  L>  id  sore  vexed : 

Let  them  return  and  be  ashamed  suddenly. 


Psalm   7. 


Bhiggaion  of  David,  which  he  sang  unto  the  Loed,  concerning  thi 
words  of  Cush  the  Benjamite. 

0  LORD  my  God,  in  thee  do  1  pat  my  trust  : 
Save  me  from  all  them  that  persecute  me,  and  d& 
liver  me : 
'  Lest  he  tear  my  soul  like  a  lio?i, 
"Rending  it  in  pieces,  while  there  is  none  to  deliver. 

1  0  Lord  my  God,  if  I  ■■  1     done  this ; 
If  there  be  iniquity  in  my  hands ; 


10  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  7. 

4  If  I  have  rewarded  evil  unto  him  that  was  at  peace 
with  me  ; 
(Yea,  I  have  delivered  him  that  without  cause  is 
mine  enemy :) 
*  Let  the  enemy  persecute  my  soul,  and  take  it ; 
Yea,  let  him  tread  down  my  life  upon  the  earth. 
And  lay  mine  honour  in  the  dust.     [Seiah.] 


6  Arise,  0  Lord,  in  thine  anger, 

Lift  up  thyselfhecav.se  of  the  rone  of  mine  enemies  . 
And  awake  for  me  to  the  judgment  that  thou  has! 
commanded. 

7  So  shall  the  congregation  of  the  people  compass  thee 

about : 
For  their  sakes  therefore  return  thou  on  high. 

8  The  Lord  shall  judge  the  people  : 
Judge  me,  0  Lord,  according  to  my  righteousness, 
And  according  to  mine  integrity  that  is  in  me. 

9  0  let  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked  come  to  an  end  ; 
But  establish  the  just : 

For  the  righteous  God  trieth  the  hearts 
and  reixs 


M  My  defence  is  of  God, 

Which  sayeth  the  upright  in  heart. 
11  God  judgeth  the  righteous, 

And  God  is  angry  with  the  wdcked  every  day. 
13  If  he  turn  not,  he  will  whet  his  sword  ; 

He  haLh  bent  his  bow,  and  made  it  ready. 


Pi    8.]  THE  BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  11 

11   He  hath  also  prepared  for  him  the  insti  u  merits  oj 
'h  ; 
He  ordaineth  his  arrows  against  the  persecutors. 

7     "Id,  he  trot  "ity, 

And  hath  conceived  mischief,  and   Drought  forth 
falsehood. 
,b  He  made  a  pit,  and  digged  it, 
And  is  fallen  into  the  ditch  which  he  made. 

0  His  mischief  shall  return  upon  his  q 

And  his  violent  dealing  shall  come  down  upon  his 
own  pate. 

1  I  itill  praise  tloe  Lord  according  to  Ms  right  ■•  'sness : 
And  will  sing  praise  to  the  name  of  the  Lord  most 

high. 

Psalm  8. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittith.  A  Psalm  of  David. 

0  LOUD  out  Lord, 

How  thy  name  in  all  the  earth! 

Who  hast  set  thy  glory  above  the  heavens. 

2  Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  hast  thou 

ordained  strength 
Because  of  thine  enemies, 
That  thou  mightest  still  the  enemy  and  the  a^en^er. 

1  When  I  consider  thy  heavens,  the  work  of  thyfngers, 
The  moon  and  the  stars,  which  thou  hast  ordained 


13  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  9. 

4   What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of him  ? 

And  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him  ? 
1  For  thou  hast  made  him  a  little  lower  than  the  angels, 

And  hast  crowned  him  with  glory  and  honour. 
6  Thou  madest  him  to  hace  dominion  over  the  work  of 
thy  hands  ; 

Thou  hast  put  all  things  under  his  feet : 

*  All  sheep  and  oxen, 

Yea,  and  the  beasts  of  the  field  ; 
8  The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of  the  sea, 
And  whatsoever  passeth  through  the  paths  of  the 
seas. 

*  Lord  our  Lord, 

how  excellent  is  thy  name  ix  all  the  earth  i 

flsalm  9. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Mutk-labben,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

/  WILL  praise  thee,  0  Lord,  with  my  whole  heart  ; 
I  will  shew  forth  all  thy  marvellous  works. 

*  I  mil  he  glad  and  rejoice  in  thee : 

I  will  sing  praise  to  thy  name,  O  thou  Most  High. 

1   When  mine  enemies  are  turned  back', 
They  shall  fall  and  perish  at  thy  presence. 

4  For  thou  hast  maintained  my  right  and  my  cause; 
Thou  satest  in  the  throne  judging  right. 

1  Them  hast  rebuked  the  heathen,  thou  hast  destroyed 
the  wicked, 
Thou  hast  put  out  their  name  for  ever  and  ever. 


Ps.  9.]  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  la 

I  0  thou  enemy  !  destructions  are  come  to  a  perpetual 

And  thou  hast  destroyed  cities ;  their  memorial  is 
shed  with  them. 

1   But  the  LORD  8? 

He  hath  prepared  his  throne  for  judgment. 

'dye  the  icorld  in  righteousness. 
He  shall  minister  judgment  to  the  people  in  up- 
right] 

9  Th  '  be  a  refuge  for  the  oppressed, 
A  refuge  in  times  of  trouble. 

10  And  ■'  know  thy  name  will  put  their  trust 

in  V 
For  thou,  Lord,  hast  not  forsaken  them  that  seek 
thee. 

II  Sing  praises  to  the  Lord,  which  dweUeth  in  Zion  : 
Declare  among  the  people  his  doings, 

15  Wh<  t>  hi  maketh  inquisition  for  blood,  he  ieme-m- 
b<  /■•  th  them  : 
He  forgetteth  not  the  cry  of  the  humble. 

13  Have  mercy  upon  me,  0  Lord  :  consider  my  trouble 
h  L  suffer  of  them 
Thou  that  lift  est  me  up  from  the  gates  of  death  : 
'A  TJiat  I ,  '•th  nil  thy  praise  in  the  gates  oj 

•  ught<  r  of  Zion  : 
I  will  rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 


14  THE  BOOK    3F  PSALMS.  [Ts.  ia 

15  The  heathen  are  sunk  down  in  the  pit  that  they  made : 
In  the  net  which  they  hid  is  their  own  foot  taken. 

I€  The  Lord   is   known  by  the  judgment  which   ht 
execuieth : 
The  wicked  is  snared  in  the  work  of  his  own  hands. 

[Iliggaion.     Selah.] 

n  The  wicked  shall  be  turned,  into  hell, 
And  all  the  nations  that  forget  God. 

18  For  the  needy  shall  not  always  be  forgotten  : 

The  expectation  of  the  poor  shall  not  perish  for  ever 

19  Arise,  0  Lord  ;  let  not  man  prevail : 
Let  the  heathen  be  judged  in  thy  sight 

10  Put  them  in  fear,  0  Lord: 

That  the  nations  may  know  themselves  to  be  brtf 

men.      [Selah.] 

Psalm  10. 

WRY  standest  thou  afar  of,  0  Lord? 
Why  hidest  thou  thv.elf  in  times  of  trouble  ? 
The  wicked  in  his  jyrWe  cL.th  persecute  the  poor : 
Let  them  be  taken  in  the  devices  that  they  have 

imagined. 
a  For  the  wicked  boas  eth  of  his  hearVs  desire, 
And   blesseth   the   covetous,  whom   the  Lord  ab 

horreth. 
4  TJie  wicked,  through  the  pride  of  Ms  countenance 

will  not  seek  after  God : 
God  is  not  in  all  his  thoughts. 


Ps.  10.]  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  15 

1  Hi*  ">us  ; 

1%*/ judgments  ut  of  his  right : 

Afl  .  th  at  them. 

s  He  h 

Foi  I  shall  never  be  in  adversity. 

Hi*  mg  and  deceit  and  fraud  : 

I  le  is  mischief  and  vanity. 
e  He  t  'ages: 

In 

His  •  ivily  set  against  the  poor. 

•  He  I  'it  secretly  a 

He  \  '■■<:  poor  : 

He  doth  catch  the  poor,  when  he  draweth  him  intc 
hi-  : 
10  He  crouchetJi,  a 

That  the  poor  may  fall  by  his  strong  ones. 
n  //. 

fie  hideth  his  face  ;  he  will  never  see  it. 
li  Arise,  0  Lord  ;  0  God,  lift  up  thine  hand: 
Forget  not  the  humble. 

GoeJ  t 
He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  thou  wilt  not  require  it. 

For  thou  beholdest  mischief  and  spite,  to  requite  ii 

with  thy  hand  : 
The  . 

Thou  art  the  helper  of  the  fatherless. 
15  Br  mat 

Seek  out  his  wickedness  till  thou  find  none. 


16  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  n 

ls  The  Lord  is  King  for  ever  and  ever : 
The  heathen  are  perished  out  of  his  laud. 

*  Lord,  thou  hart  heard  the  desire  of  the  humble : 
Thou  wilt  prepare  their  heart,  thou  wilt  cause  thine 

ear  to  hear : 
18  To  judge  the  fatherless  and  the  oppressed, 

That  the  man  of  the  earth  may  no  more  oppress. 

Psalm   11. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

IN 'the  Lord  put  L my  trust ; 
How  say  ye  to  my  soul, 
Flee  as  a  bird  to  your  mountain  ? 
'  For  lo,  the  'wicked  bend  their  bene, 
They  make  ready  their  arrow  upon  the  string, 
That  they  may  privily  shoot  at  the  upright  iu  heart. 

*  If  the  foundations  be  destroyed, 
What  can  the  righteous  do  ? 

4  Tlie  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple, 

The  Lotrd's  throne  is  in  heaven : 

His  eyes  behold, 

His  eyelids  try  the  children  ot  men. 
6  Tlie  Lord  trieth  the  righteous : 

But  the  wicked  and  him  that  loveth  violence  hi* 
soul  hateth. 
1  Upon  the  wicked  he  shall  rain  snares,  fire  and  brim- 
stone, and  an  horrible  tempest : 

This  shall  be  the  portion  of  their  cup. 


P3  12.]  TIIE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS,  17 

T  For  the  righteous  Lord  loreth  righteousness ; 
His  countenance  doth  behold  the  upright. 


Wsalm  12. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Sheminith,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HELP,  Lord  ;  for  the  godly  man  ceaseth, 

For  the  faithful  fail  from  among  the  children  of 
men. 
1  They  speak  vanity  every  one  with  his  neighbour : 

With  nattering  lips  and  with  a  double  heart  dc 
they  speak. 
*  The  Lord  shall  cut  off  all  flattering  lips, 

And  the  tongue  that  speaketh  proud  tilings : 
4  Who  hare  said,  With  our  tongue  will  ire  pre  rail; 

Our  lips  are  our  own  :  who  is  lord  over  us  ? 

1  For  the  oppression  of  the  poor ,  for  the  sighing  of  the 
needy, 

\Uh  the  Lord  ; 
I  will  set  him  in  safety  from  him  that  puffeth  at  him. 
1  The  words  of  the  Lord  are  pure  words  : 
As  silver  tried  in  a  furnace  of  earth,  purified  seven 
times. 
1  Ttiou  shaff  keep  them,  0  Lord, 
Thou  shalt  preserve  them  from  this  generation  foi 
ever. 
1  The  wicked  walk  on  every  side, 
When  the  vilest  men  are  exalted. 


18  THE  BOOK  OP  PSALMS.  [Ps.  14 

flsolm  13. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  I'salm  of  David. 

HOW  long  wilt  thou  forget  me,  0  Lord?  for  ever? 
How  long  wilt  thou  hide  thy  face  from  me? 
*  How  long  shall  I  take  counsel  in  my  soul, 
Having  sorrow  in  my  heart  daily  f 
How  long  shall  mine  enemy  be  exalted  over  me  ? 

£  Consider  and  hear  me,  0  Lord  my  God : 
Lighten  mine  eyes,  lest  I  sleep  the  sleep  of  death ; 

4  Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I  have  prevailed  against  him, 
And  those  that  trouble  me  rejoice  when  I  am  moved 

6  But  Lhave  trusted  in  thy  mercy  ; 

My  heart  shall  rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 
6  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  dealt 
bountifully  with  me, 

Psalm  1.4. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart,  There  is  no  God, 
They  are  corrupt,  they  have  done  abominable  works, 
There  is  none  that  doeth  good. 
2  TJie  Lord  looked,  doicnfrom  heaven  upon  the  children 

of  men, 
To  see  if  there  were  any  that  did  understand,  and 

seek  God. 
They  are  all  gone  aside,  they  are  all  together  become 

filthy : 
There  is  none  that  doeth  good,  no,  not  one 


Ps.  15.]  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  19 

the  icorkers  of  iniquity  no  hnowL 

Who  mi  vp  my  people  at  they  eat  bread. 
And  call  not  upon  the  Lord. 

6  Thi  re  in  rr  they  in  great  fear : 

For  God  is  in  the  generation  of  the  righteous. 

•  Ye  i 

Because  the  Lord  is  his  refuge. 

7  Oli  that  the  tahation  of  Israel  were  come  out  ofZion } 

When  the  Lord  bringeth  back  the  captiviti 

of  his  people, 
Jacob  shall  rejoice,  axd  Israel  shall  be  glad 

JJsalm  15. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

LORD,  who  shall  abide  in  thy  tabernacle? 
Who  shall  dwell  in  thy  holy  hill? 

1  He  that  irnlketh  uprightly,  and  worketh  righteoumett 

And  speaketh  the  truth  in  his  heart, 
1  He  that  backbit  tongue, 

Not  doeth  evU  to  his  neighbour t 

Nor  taketh  up  a  reproach  against  his  neighbour. 
4  In  u 

But  he  honoureth  them  that  fear  the  Lord. 

He  >  th  to  his  own  hurt,  and  thangefh  not 

*  He  that  putteth  not  out  his  money  to  usury, 

He  that  doeth  these  tilings  shall  never  be  moved 


SO  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  i& 

Psalm  16. 

Miehtam  of  David. 

PRESERVE  me,  0  God: 
For  in  thee  do  I  put  my  trust. 

2  0  my  sou!,  thou  hast  said  unto  the  Lopd,  thou  art 

my  Lord  : 
My  goodness  extendetli  not  to  thee  ; 

3  But  to  the  saints  that  are  in  the  earth, 

And  to  the  excellent,  in  whom  is  all  my  delight. 

4  Their  sorrows  shall  he  multiplied  that  hasten  after 

another  god : 
Their  drink  offerings  of  blood  icill  I  not  offer, 
Nor  take  up  their  names  into  my  lips. 
1  The  Lord  is  the  portion  of  mine  inheritance  and  oj 
my  cup  : 
Thou  maintainest  my  lot. 
8  The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  pleasant  places  ; 
Yea,  I  have  a  goodly  heritage. 

7  Litill  Hess  the  Lord,  who  hath  given  me  counsel : 
My  reins  also  instruct  me  in  the  night  seasons. 

8  Lhave  set  the  Lord  always  before  me  : 

Because  he  is  at  my  rig] it  hand  I  shall  not  he  moved 
*  Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  and  my  glory  rejoiceth: 

My  flesh  also  shall  rest  in  hope. 
10  For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in  hell ; 

Neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thine  Holy  One  to  see  cor 
ruption. 


Ps.  i-.]  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  21 

11    Th 

At  thy  right  liand  there  are  pleasures  for  evermore. 

Psalm  17. 

A  Prayer  of  David 
HEAR  the  rigid,  0  Lord.  to  my  cry : 

Give  ear  unto  my  prayer,  that  goeth  not  out  ol 
lipa. 

1 
L  :  thin  ■  eyes  behold  the  things  that  are  equal. 

8  The 
Thou  hast  visited  me  in  the  night  ; 
The  '  g : 

{  am  purposed  that  my  mouth  shall  not  transgress 

By  the  word  of  thy  lips  I  ha  n  the 

>'• 
Eold  up  my  goings  in  thy  paths, 
That  my  footsteps  slip  not. 
1  h 
Fur  thou  wilt  hear  me,  0  God : 

peedk, 
■ 
0  thou  -  j  ht  hand  them  which 

put  their  trust  in  t\ 
From  those  that  rise  up  against  them. 
*  Keep  m*  as  I 
Hide  me  under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 


THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  18 


•  From  the  wicked  that  oppress  me, 

From  my  deadly  enemies,  who  compass  me  about. 
,c  They  are  inclosed  in  their  own  fat : 

With  their  mouth  they  speak  proudly. 

11  They  have  now  compassed  us  in  our  steps : 

They  have  set  their  eyes  bowing  down  to  the  earth 

12  Like  as  a  lion  that  is  greedy  of  his  prey, 

And  as  it  were  a  young  lion  lurking  in  secret  places 

13  Arise,  0  Lord,  disappoint  him, 
Cast  him  down : 

Deliver  my  soul  from  the  wicked,  which  is  thy  sicord . 

14  From  men  which  are  thy  hand,  0  Lord,  from  men 

of  the  world, 
Which  have  their  portion  in  this  life,  and  whose  belly 

thou  fille.st  with  thy  hid  treasure  : 
They  are  fall  of  children,  and  leave  the  rest  of  their 

substance  to  their  babes. 

15  As  for  me,  I  will  behold  thy  face  in  righteousness : 

I  shall  be  satisfied,  when  I  awake,  with  thy  likeness. 

Psalm   18. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David,  the  servant  of  the  Lcsc 
who  spake  unto  the  Lokd  the  words  of  this  song  in  the  day  that 
the  Losd  delivered  him  from  the  hand  of  all  his  enemies,  and 
from  the  hand  of  Saul :  And  he  said, 

I  WILL  love  thee,  0  Lord,  my  strength. 
8  The  Lord  is  my  rock,  and  my  fortress,  and  my  de 
liverer , 


Ps.  1 3.]  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  M 

}f\  tttengik,  in  whom  IxriU  tnut  : 

My  buckler,  and  the  horn  of  my  salvation,  and  my 
h  tower. 

j      '    I : 

So  shall  I  be  saved  from  mine  enemies. 


*  The  sorrows  of  death 

And  the  floods  of  ungodly  men  made  me  afraid 

':>ut: 
The  snares  of  death  prevented  me. 

*  In  my  d  p.d} 

cried  unto  my  God  : 
H  / 
And  my  cry  came  before  him,  even  into  his  ears. 

The  four  M  of  the  hills  moved 

And  were  shaken,  because  he  was  wroth. 

-  hu  mouth  devoured : 
"s  were  kindled  by  it. 

*  He  bowed  th>.  \  ■:  doien  : 
And  darkness  was  under  his  :< 

Yea,  he  did  fly  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind. 
11  Ht 
His  pavilion  round  about  him  were  dark  waters  ana 
thick  clouds  of  the  skies. 


24  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  iS 

12  At  the  brightness  that  was  before  himhis  thiek  clovdi 
passed, 

Hail-stones  and  coals  of  fire. 
18  The  Lord  also  thundered  in  the  heavens, 

And  the  Highest  gave  his  wice  ; 

Hail-stones  and  coals  of  fire. 

14  Yea,  he  sent  out  his  arrows  and  scattered  them  ; 
And  lie  shot  out  lightnings,  and  discomfited  them. 

15  Then  the  channels  of  waters  were  seen, 

And  the  foundations  of  the  world  were  discovered 

At  thy  rebuke,  0  Lord, 

At  the  blast  of  the  breath  of  thy  nostrils. 


19  He  sent  from  above,  he  took  me, 

He  drew  me  out  of  many  waters. 
11  He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  enemy, 

And  from  them  which  hated  me  :  for  they  were  toe 
strong  for  me. 

18  They  prevented  me  in  the  day  of  my  calamity : 
But  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

19  He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a  large  place : 
He  delivered  me,  because  he  delighted  in  me. 

*  The  Lord  rewarded  me  according  to  my  righteous- 
ness ; 
According  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  hath  he 
recompensed  me. 
M  For  1  have  kept  the  ways  of  the  Lord, 

And  have  not  wickedly  departed  from  my  God. 


Ps.  18.]  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  2* 

K  For  all  h  is  j u dgm  .  fore  m e, 

And  I  did  not  put  away  hia  statutes  from  me 
53  Iu 

And  I  kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity. 
u  7V,  th  the  Lord  sed  me  according 

>  righteousness, 
According  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  in  his  eye- 
sight 

15  With  the  merciful  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  merciful ; 
With  an  upright  man  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  up 
right ; 
13  With  the  pure  thou  icilt  shew  thyself  pure; 

And  with  the  froward  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  fro 
ward. 
8"  For  thou  irili  save  the  afflicted  people  ; 
But  wilt  bring  down  high  looks. 

98  For  thou  itilt  light  my  candle  : 

The  Loed  my  God  will  enlighten  my  darkness. 
w  For  by  thee  Ihace  run  through  a  troop  ; 

And  by  my  God  have  I  leaped  over  a  wall. 
K  As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect : 

TJie  word  of  the  Lord  is  tried  : 

He  is  a  buckler  to  all  those  that  trust  in  him. 
51  For  icho  is  God  save  the  Lord? 

Or  who  is  a  rock  save  our  God.  ? 
19  It  is  God  that  gird-  \  strength, 

And  maketh  my  way  perfect. 


2«  THE  BOOK  OF  1'SALMS.  [Fs.  18 

13  He  maketh  my  feet  like  hind's  feet, 
And  setteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 

84  He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war, 

So  that  a  bow  of  steel  is  broken  by  mine  arms. 

85  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield  of  thy  salvation: 
And  thy  right  hand  hath  holden  me  up, 

And  thy  gentleness  hath  made  me  great. 
36  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps  under  me, 

That  my  feet  did  not  slip. 
87 1  have  pursued  mine  enemies,  and  overtaken  them: 

Neither  did  I  turn  again  till  they  were  consumed. 
53 1  have  wounded  them  that  they  were  not  able  to  rise : 

They,  are  fallen  under  my  feet. 
3*  For  tlwu  hast  girded  me  with  strength  unto  the  battle : 

Thou  hast  subdued  under  me  those  that  rose  up 
against  me. 
4)  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  necks  of  mine  enemies; 

That  I  might  destroy  them  that  hate  me. 
11  They  cried,  but  there  was  none  to  save  them  : 

Even  unto  the  Lord,  but  he  answered  them  not. 
15  Then  did  Ibeat  them  small  as  the  dust  before  the  wind : 

I  did  cast  them  out  as  the  dirt  in  the  streets. 
42  Thou  hast  delivered  me  from  the  strivings  of  the 
people  ; 

And  thou  hast  made  me  the  head  of  the  heathen : 

A  people  whom  I  have  not  known  shall  serve  ma 
u  As  soon  as  they  hear  of  me,  they  shall  obey  me : 

rShe  strangers  shall  submit  themselves  unto  me : 


Ps  19.]  TOE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  27 

45  T/<< 

And  be  afraid  out  of  their  close  £>laces. 

46  I7u  i  k; 

And  let  tlie  God  of  my  salvation  be  exalted. 
41  It 

under  me. 

48  J I 

Yea,  thou  lifted  me  up  above  those  that  r.se  \»p 

ag  1 
Tliou  hast  delivered  me  from  the  violent  man. 

49  T7u  Tgive  thanks  unto  thec,  0  Lord,  amon$ 

th> 

And  sing  praises  unto  thy  name. 
K  Gn  ?>e  to  Ms  king; 

And  -  to  his  anointed, 

To  David,  and  to  his  seed  for  evermore. 

Psalm  19. 

To  the  ebief  Musician.  A  Psalm  of  David. 

Till  "' ; 

And  the  firmament  sheweth  his  handy  work, 
s  Day 

And  night  unto  night  sheweth  knowledge. 

There  is  no 

Where  their  voice  is  not  hi 

4  Th  ill, 

And  their  words  to  the  end  of  the  world. 
lu  i la  in  hath  he  net  a  tabernacle  for  the  sun. 


28  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  19 

5  Which  is  as  a  bridegroom  c  Dining  out  of  his  chain 
ber,  and  rejoice th  as  a  stiong  man  to  run  a  race 

*  His  going  forth  is  from  the  end  of  the  heaven, 
And  his  circuit  unto  the  ends  of  it  : 
And  there  is  nothing  hid  from  the  heat  thereof. 

T  Hie  laic  of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  converting  the  soul : 
The  testimony  of  the  Lord  is  sure,  making  wise  the 
simple. 

8  Hie  stat  utes  of  the  Lord  are  right,  rejoicing  the  I 
The  commandment  of  the  Lord  is  pure,  enlighten- 
ing the  eyes. 

9  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,  enduring  for  ever  : 
The  judgments  of  the  Lord  are  true  and  righteous 

altogether. 
to  2fore  t0  oe  desired  are  they  than  gold,  yea,  than  much 
fine  gold : 
Sweeter  also  than  honey  and  the  honey-comb. 
11  Moreover,  by  them  is  thy  servant  warned  : 
And  in  keeping  of  them  there  is  great  reward. 

w  Who  can  understand  his  errors? 

Cleanse  thou  me  from  secret  faults. 
u  Keep  back  thy  servant  also  from  presumptuous  sins , 

Let  them  not  have  dominion  over  me : 

Then  shall  I  be  upright, 

And  I  shall  be  innocent  from  the  great  transgression. 
14  Let  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the  meditation  of 
my  heart,  be  acceptable  in  thy  sight, 

O  Lord,  my  strength,  and  my  redeemer. 


Ps.  20.1  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  29 

Psalm  £0. 

To  the  chief  Musician.  A  Psulm  of  David. 

THE  Lord  hear  thee  in  the  day  of  trouble  ; 
The  name  of  the  God  of  Jacob  defend  thee; 
the  sanctuary, 

And  strengthen  thee  out  of  Z'cn. 

J  R  :/*> 

And  accep    thy  burnt  sacrifice.     [Selah.] 

4  Or  inttl  J  to  thine  o<c/>  heart 
And  fulfil  all  thy  counsel. 

5  Wi  ition, 

And  in  the  name  of  our  God  we  Trill  set  up  oui 

banners : 
The  Lord  fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 

6  Now  know  I  that  the  Lord  saveth  lis  anointed  ; 

He  will  hear  him  from  his  holy  heaven  with  the 
saving  strength  of  his  right  hand. 

7  Some  trust  in  chariots,  and  some  in  horses : 

But  we  will  remember  the  name  of  the  Lord  otrJ 
God. 
1  They  are  brought  down  and  fallen  : 
But  we  are  risen,  and  stand  upright. 

- ,  Lord  : 
Let  the  king  hear  us  when  we  call. 


80  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         fPs- « 

JJsaim  21. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  king  shall  joy  in  thy  strength,  0  Lorl  ; 
And  in  tliy  salvation  how  greatly  shall  he  rejoice  \ 

8  Tlwu  hast  given  him  his  heart's  desire, 

And  hast  not  withholden  the  request  of  his  lips. 

[Selah.] 

9  For  thou  preventest  him  with  the  blessings  of  goodness : 
Thou  settest  a  crown  of  pure  gold  on  his  head. 

4  He  asked  life  of  thee,  and  thou  gavest  it  him. 

Even  length  of  days  for  ever  and  ever. 
6  His  glory  is  great  in  thy  salvation : 

Honour  and  majesty  hast  thou  laid  upon  him. 
8  For  thou  hast  made  him  most  blessed  for  ever : 

Thou  hast  made  him   exceeding   glad  with  thy 
countenance. 
1  For  the  king  trusteth  in  the  Lord, 

And  through  the  mercy  of  the  Most  High  he  shall 
not  be  moved. 

8  TJiine  hand  shall  find  out  aU  thine  enemies : 

Thy  right  hand  shall  find  out  those  that  hate  thee 
1  Thou  shalt  make  them  as  a  fiery  oven  in  the  time  oj 
thine  anger : 
The  Lokd  shall  swallow  them  up  in  his  wrath,  and 
the  fire  shall  devour  them. 
0  Their  fruit  shalt  thou  destroy  from  the  earth, 
And  their  seed  from  anions  the  children  of  men. 


Ps.  22.]         TIIE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  31 

11  For  they  intended  e -"  thee  : 

They  imagined  a  mischievioiis  device,  v>hich  they 
not  able  to  perform. 

12  Therefore  shalt  '  them;  turn  their  bar?-, 
When  thou  shalt  make  ready  thine  arrows  upon  thy 

strings  against  the  face  of  them. 

n  Be  / '  7,  Lord,  in  thine  oxen  strength : 

So  wiil  we  sing  and  praise  thy  power. 


}3salm   22. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Aijeleth  Shahar,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

MY  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  for 

Why  art  thou  so  far  from  helping  me,  and  from 
the  words  of  my  roaring  ? 
*  0  my  God,  I  cry  in  the  day-time  t  but  thou  hearest  not ; 

And  in  the  night  season,  and  am  not  silent. 
8  But  thou  art  holy, 

O  thou  that  inhabitest  the  praises  of  Israel. 

4  Our  fathers  trusted  in  thee  : 

They  trusted,  and  thou  didst  deliver  them. 

5  They  cried  unto  thee,  and  were  delivered : 
They  trusted  in  thee,  and  were  not  confounded. 

1  But  Tarn  a  warm,  and  no  man; 

A  reproach  of  men,  and  despised  of  the  people, 
1  All  they  that  see  me  laugh  me  to  scorn  : 

They  shoot  out.  the  lip,  they  shake  the  head, 


32  THE  BOOK   OP  PSALMS.         fPs.  a* 

6  Baying,  lie  trusted  on  the  Lord  that  he  would  de- 
liver him : 
Let  him  deliver  him,  seeing  he  delighted  in  him. 
*  But  thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of  the  womb  : 
Thou  didst  make  me  hope  when  I  was  upon  my 
mother's  breasts. 
:0 Twos  cast  upon  thee  from  the  womb  : 
Thou  art  my  God  from  my  mother's  belly. 

11  Be  not  far  from  me  ;  for  trouble  is  near  ; 
For  there  is  none  to  help. 

12  Many  bulls  have  compassed  me : 

Strong  bulls  of  Bashan  have  beset  me  round. 

13  They  gaped  upon  me  with  their  mouths, 
As  a  ravening  and  a  roaring  lion. 

14  I  am  poured  out  like  water, 

And  all  my  bones  are  out  of  joint ; 

My  heart  is  like  wax : 

It  is  melted  in  the  midst  of  my  bowels. 

15  My  strength  is  dried  up  like  a  potsherd  ; 
And  my  tongue  cleaveth  to  my  jaics  ; 

And  thou  hast  brought  me  into  the  dust  of  deatfc 
w  For  dogs  ham  compassed  me : 

The  assembly  of  the  wicked  have  inclosed  me  : 

They  pierced  my  hands  and  my  feet. 
51  I  may  tell  all  my  bones  : 

They  look  and  stare  upon  me. 
w  TJiey  part  my  garments  among  them, 

And  cast  lots  upon  my  vesture. 


Ps.  22]         THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS  33 

If  B>  from  mt\  0  L< 

i  >  ':.  haste  tin  me. 

*°  Deliver 
My  darling  from  the  power  of  the  doir. 

nth  : 
For  thou  hast  heard  me  from  the  horns  of  the  uni- 
corns. 

22  dec1  are  thy  name  unto  my  brethren  : 
In  the  midst  of  the  tiQD  will  I  praise  I 

?s  Ye  that  fear  Vu   1.  Urn  ; 

b%  glorify  him  ; 
I  fear  him.  all  y  ael 

N( 

But  when  he  cried  unto  him,  lie  heard. 

I  will  pay  my  vows  before  them  that  fear  him. 

Mm  : 

Four  heart  shall  live  for  ever. 

r'  A  '.'. 

And  all  the  kindreds  of  the  nation  shall  wore!  i| 
bee. 
*  For  the  kingdom  is  the  Lord's  : 

And  he  is  the  governor  among  the  nations. 


84  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  23. 

99  All  they  that  be  fat  upon  earth  shall  eat  and  worship : 
All  they  that  go  down  to  the  dust  shall  bow  before 
him  :  and  none  can  keep  alive  his  own  soul 
80  A  seed  shall  serve  him  ; 

It  shall  be  accounted  to  the  Lokd  for  a  generation 
91  They  shall  come,  and  shall  declare  his  righteousness 
unto  a  people  that  shall  be  born, 
That  he  hath  done  thi3. 


psalm  23. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  Lord  is  my  shepherd  ; 

I  shall  not  want. 
5  Re  maJceth  me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures  : 

He  leadeth  me  beside  the  still  waters. 
8  He  restoreth  my  soul : 

He  leadeth  me  in  the  paths  of  righteousness 

For  his  name's  sake. 
4  Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow 
of  death, 

1  wuifear  no  evil :  for  thou  art  with  me  ; 

Thy  rod  and  thy  staff  they  comfort  me. 

1  Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in  t7ts  presence  of 
mine  enemies : 
Thou  anointest  my  head  with  oil ; 
My  cup  runneth  over. 


Ps.  24.]         THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  01 

•  Sorely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all  tlu 

days  of  my  life  : 
And  I  will  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  for  ever 

Psalm   24. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  earth  is  the  Lords  and  the  fulness  thereof; 
The  world,  anl  they  that  dwell  therein. 
1  For  I  U  upon  the  seas, 

And  established  it  upon  the  floods. 

8  Wlio  sh  '  *  '  of  the  Lord  f 

And  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy  place  ? 
1  He  I  \  and  a  pure  heart ; 

Who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto  vanity, 

Nor  sworn  deceitfully. 
1  He  shall  receive  the  blessing  from  the  Lord, 

And  righteousness  from  the  God  of  his  salvation 
1  Thu  e  ration  of  them  that  seek  him, 

That  seek  thy  face,  0  Jacob.      [Selah.] 
1  Lift  up  your  heads,  0  ye  g 

And  be  ye  lift  up,  ye  everlasting  doors  ; 

AXD  THE  KlXG  OF  GLORY  SHALL  COME  VS. 

•  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ? 
The  Lord  strong  and  mighty, 
The  Lord  mighty  in  battle. 

■ 

►in : 

■■;    ::: 


Sfl  THE  BOOK  OF   PSALMS.  [P«.  if, 

10  VHio  is  tMs  King  of  glory  f 
The  Lord  of  hosts, 

HE  IS  THE  KING  OF  GLORY.       [Selah.] 

Psalm   *25. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

rXTO  thee,  0  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my  soul. 

5  O  my  God,  I  trust  in  thee  : 
IM  me  not  be  ashamed, 

Let  not  mine  enemies  triumph  over  me. 
!  Tea  let  none  that  icait  on  thee  be  ashamed  : 

Let  them  be  ashamed  which   transgress  without 
cause. 
4  SJiew  me  thy  icays,  0  Lord  ; 

Teach  me  thy  paths. 

6  Lead  me  in  thy  truth,  and  teach  me  : 
For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  salvation  ; 
On  thee  do  I  wait  all  the  day. 

f-  Remember,  0  Lord,  thy  tender  mercies  wnd   thy 
loring-kindnesscs  J 
For  they  have  been  ever  of  old. 
f  It  member  not  the  sins  of  my  youth,  nor  my  tram 
gressions : 
A  ccording  to  thy  mercy  remember  thou  me 
For  thy  goodness'  sake,  0  Lord. 

s  Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord  : 
Therefore  will  he  teach  sinners  in  the  wav. 


Ps.  25.]  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS  ft 

'  The  meek  will  he  guide  in  judgnu  at  : 

And  the  meek  will  lie  teach  his  way. 

10  All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are  mercy  and  truth 
Unto  such  as  keep  his  covenant  and  his  testim 

11  For  thy  ,  0  Lord,  pardon  mim 
For  it  is  great. 

11  What  man  is  he  that  feareth  the  Lord? 

Him  shall  he  teach  in  the  way  that  he  shall  cb 
13  His  soul  shall  dwell 

And  his  seed  shall  inherit  the  earth. 
M  7%  :ro  is  with  them  that  fear  7< 

And  he  will  shew  them  his  covenant. 

:    h7  •    ye*  an  m  r  toward  the  Lord  ; 
For  he  sliall  pluck  my  feet  out  of  the  net. 

16  Turn  thee  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me  ; 
For  I  am  desolate  and  afflicted. 

17  TJie  troubles  of  my  heart  are  enlarged  : 
0  bring'  thou  me  out  of  my  distresses. 

!S  L  1  '/.•  upon  mine  affliction  and  my  pain  ; 

And  forgive  all  my  sins. 
li  Consider  mine  1         '  % ;  for  they  are  many; 

And  they  hate  me  with  cruel  hatred. 
50  0  keep  my  sotd,  and  deliver  me  : 

L",t  me  not  he  ashamed  ;  for  I  put  my  trust  in  thee 
11  Let  integrity  and  uprightness  preserve  me; 

Fur  I   c 

•  Redeem  Israel,  0  God,  out  of  \ll  his  tkoi', 


38  THE  BOOK  OP  PSALMS.         |Ps.2«. 

fJsnlm  26. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

JUDGE  me,  0  Lord  ;  for  I  have  walked  in  mine 

integrity  ; 
I  have  trusted  also  in  the  Lord  ;  therefore  I  shall 

not  slide. 
8  Examine  me,  0  Lord,  and  prove  me; 
Try  my  reins  and  my  heart. 

8  For  thy  loving-kindness  is  before  mine  eyes  : 
And  I  have  walked  in  thy  truth. 

4 1  have  not  sat  icith  vain  persons, 
Neither  will  I  go  in  with  dissemblers. 

1 1  have  hated  the  congregation  of  evil  doers; 
And  will  not  sit  with  the  wicked. 

8 I  will  wash  mine  hands  in  innocency: 
So  will  I  compass  thine  altar,  O  Lokd  : 

I  That  I  may  publisJi  icitJi  the  voice  of  thanksgiving, 
And  tell  of  all  thy  wondrous  works. 

9  Lord,  I  have  loved  the  habitation  of  thy  house, 
And  the  place  where  thine  honour  dwelleth. 

9  Gather  not  my  soul  with  sinners, 

Nor  my  life  with  bloody  men : 
•°  In  wliose  hands  is  mischief, 

And  their  right  hand  is  full  of  bribes. 

II  But  wfor  me,  I  will  walk  in  mine  integrity: 
Redeem  me,  and  be  merciful  unto  me. 

19  My  foot  standeth  in  an  even  place  : 
In  the  congregations  will  I  bless  the  Lokb, 


Pa.  27.I         THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  89 

Psalm    27. 

Im  of  David. 

THE  Lord  is  my  light  and  ray  salvation  ;  whiorr, 

shall  Ifea 
The  Lord  is  the  strength  of  my  life  ;   of  whom 

shall  I  be  afraid  ? 
WJicn  the  wicked,  even  mine  enemies  and  my  foes, 

earn  to  eat  up  my  fleshy 

They  stumbled  and  fell. 
8  Tl tough  an  host  should  encamp  against  me,  my  heart 
shall  not  / 
Though  war  should  rise  against  me,  in  this  will  I 
be  confident. 
4  One  thing  \  red  of  the  Lord, 

That  will  I  seek  after ; 
That  Im  -  the  house  of  the  Lord  all  the 

days  of  my  life, 
To  behold  the  beauty  of  the  Lord,  and  to  inquire 
in  his  temple. 
8  For  in  the  time  of  trouble  he  shall  hide  me  in  his  pa- 
on  : 
In  the  secret  of  his  tabernacle  shall  he  hide  me ; 
He  *l  rock. 

*  And  now  shall  mine  head  be  lifted  up  above  mine 
enemies  round  about  me : 
Therefore  icill  L  offer  in  his  tabernacle  sacrifices  of 

Joy; 

1  will  sing,  yea,  I  will  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord. 


40  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  28 

I  Hear,  0  Lord,  when  I  cry  with  my  voice : 
Have  mercy  also  upon  me,  and  answer  me. 

8  When  thou  saidst.  Seek  ye  my  fa 

My  heart  said  unto  thee,  Thy  face,  Lord,  will  I  seek 
*  Hide  not  thy  face  far  from  me; 

Put  not  thy  servant  away  in  anger : 

TJiou  hast  been  my  help  ;  leave  me  not, 

Neither  forsake  me,  0  God  of  my  salvation. 
10  When  my  father  and  my  mother  forsake  me, 

Then  the  Lord  will  take  me  up. 

II  Teach  me  thy  /cay,  0  Lord, 

And  lead  me  in  a  plain  path,  because  of  mine  enemies, 
u  Deliver  me  not  over  unto  the  will  of  mine  enemies : 
For  false  witnesses  are  risen  up  against  me, 
And  such  as  breathe  out  cruelty. 

13  I  had  fainted,  unless  I  had  believed  to  sec  the  goodness 

of  the  Lord  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

14  Wait  on  the  Lord  2 

Be  of  good  courage,  and  he  shall  strengthen  thine 

heart : 
Wait,  I  say,  on  the  Lord. 

Psalm  28. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

UXTO  thee  will  1  cry,  0  Lord  my  rock; 
Be  not  silent  to  me  : 

Lest,  if  thou  be  silent  to  me,  I  become  like  them 
that  go  down  into  the  pit. 


Ps.  18.]  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  4  1 

*  Hear  the  voice  of  my  suppUeati  I  cry  ante 

When  I  lift  up  my  hands  toward  thy  huly  oracle. 
1  Draw  me 
And  with  the  workers  of  iniquity, 
W  ir  neighbours, 

But  mischief  is  in  their  hearts. 

*  Gi  Tding  to  tl 

And  according  to  the  wickedness  of  their  endea 

vours  : 
Give  than  after  the  work  of  their  hands; 
Render  to  them  their  desert 
1  Because  they  regard  not  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
Nor  the  operation  of  his  hands, 
He  shall  destroy  them, 
And  not  build  them  up. 


Blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Because  he  hath  heard  the  voice  of  my  supplication! 
The  Lord  is  my  strength,  and  my  si  I 
My  heart  trusted  in  him.  and  I  am  helped  : 
Thi  refore  my  heart  greatly  rejoiceth  ; 
And  with  my  song  will  I  praise  him. 
The  Lord  is  their  strength, 
And  he  is  the  saving  strength  of  his  anointed. 
1  Save  '.■ 

And  hi  ess  thine  inheritance; 
Feed  them  also,  and  lift  them  up  for  ever. 


42  THE  BOOK  OP  PS  ALMS.         [Ps.  19 

flealm  29. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE  unto  the  Lord.  0  ye  mighty, 
Give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 
1  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  his  name  f 
Worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness. 

3  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  upon  the  waters : 
The  God  of  glory  thundereth  : 

The  Lord  is  upon  many  waters. 

4  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  powerful ; 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  full  of  majesty. 
6  The  voice  of  the  Lord  breaketh  the  cedars  : 
Yea,  the  Lord  breaketh  the  cedars  of  Lebanon. 

6  He  maketh  them  also  to  skip  like  a  calf ; 
Lebanon  and  Sirion  like  a  young  unicorn. 

7  The  voice  of  the  Lord  divideth  the  flames  of  fire 

8  The  voice  of  the  Lord  shaktth  the  wilderness  ; 
The  Lord  shaketh  the  wilderness  of  Kadesh. 

•  The  voice  of  the  Linn  maketh  the  hinds  to  calve, 
And  discovereth  the  forests  : 
And  in  his  temple  doth  every  one  speak  of  hisg'ory 

10  The  Lord  sitteth  upon  the  flood  ; 

Yea,  the  Lord  sitteth  King  for  ever 
|:  The  Lord  u?U  give  strength  uiv^  his  people  ; 

The  Lord  will  bless  his  people  with  peace. 


ft.  30.]         THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  49 

psalm  30. 

A  Psalm  and  Song1  at  the  dedication  of  the  honse  of  Da  rid. 

/  WILL  extol  thee,  0  Lord  ;  fur  thou  Tiasi  liflea 

me  up, 
And  hast  not  made  my  foes  to  rejoice  over  me. 

•  0  Lord  my  God,  I  cried  unto  thee,  and  tJiou  hast 

d  me. 
1  0  Lord,  thou  hast  brought  up  my  soul  from  the 
grave :  % 

Thou  hast  lept  me  a ' 
That  I  should  not  go  down  to  the  pit. 

4  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  0  ye  mints  of  his, 
And  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his  holiness. 

•  For  his  anger  endureth  but  a  moment ; 
In  his  favour  is  life  : 

Wi  ping  may  endure  for  a  ni(/ht, 
But  joy  cometh  in  the  morning 

•  And  in  my  prosperity  I  said , 
I  shall  m  :d. 

'  Lord,  by  thy  favour  thou  hast  made  my  mount  ail 
to  stand  strong: 

Thau  didst  hide  thy  face, 

And  I  was  troubled. 
1  I  cried  to  th*e,  0  Lord  ; 

And  unto  the  Lurd  I  made  supplication. 


44  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  31 

*  What  profit  is  there  in  my  blood,  when  I  go  doicn  U 

the  pit  ? 
Shall  the  dust  praise  thee  ?  shall  it  declare  thy  *r*tb  1 
w  Hear t  0  Lord,  and  have  mercy  upon  me : 

Lord,  be  thou  my  helper. 
'  Thou  hast  turned  for  me  my  mourning  into  dancing . 
Thou  hast  put  off  my  sackcloth,  and  girded  me  with 
gladness ; 

*  To  the  end  that  my  glory  may  sing  yraice  to  thee, 

and  not  be  silent. 
O  Lord,  my  God,  I  will  gi*3  *4>aj>kp  unto  thee  foi 
ever. 

Psalm  31. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

IN  thee,  0  Lord,  do  I  put  my  trust ; 
Let  me  never  be  aphamed  : 
Deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness. 

*  Bow  down  thine  ear  to  me ;  deliver  me  speedily  • 
Be  thou  my  strong  rock, 

For  a  hovse  of  defence  to  save  me. 
1  For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress  ; 

Therefore  for  thy  name's  sake  lead  me,  and  guide  me. 
4  Pull  me  out  of  the  net  that  they  have  laid  privily 
for  me  : 

Foi  thou  art  my  strength. 

Into  thine  hand  I  commit  my  spirit : 

Thou  hast  redeemed  me,  0  Lord  God  of  truth. 


K  jr.]         THE  BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  45 

•  /  1'tir,  hated  U  gard  lying  uaniti    : 

B\\\  I  trust  in  the  Lord. 
'  7  M 

Tliou  hast  known  my  soul  in  adversities  ; 

the  enemy. 
Thou  hast  Bet  my  foot  in  a  large  room. 
'  Ha  ponme,  0  Lord,  for  I  am  in  tro 

Mine  eye  is  consumed  with  grief,  yea,  my  soul  and 
my  i 

10  Far  my  lift  is  i  /•//, 
And  my  years  with  sighing: 

My  strength  fait  'se  of  mine  iniquity t 

And  my  bones  are  consumed. 
v  I  was  ]>  among  aU  mine  em 

But  especially  among  my  neighbours, 
A/": 
They  that  did  see  me  without  fled  from  me. 

11  I  am  forgottevi  \  man  out  of  mind: 
I  am  like  a  broken  v 

ofmany: 
Fear  was  on  every  side  : 
While  they  igaimt  me, 

They  devised  to  take  away  my  life. 

14  But  I  trusted  in  then,  0  Lord  : 

I  said,  Thou  art  my  God. 
1  jfy  times  are  in  thy  hand :  deliver  me  from  the  kanc 
of  i  ies, 

And  from  tnem  that  persecute  me. 


48  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS  [Ps.  31 

8  Make  thy  face  to  sJiiiie  upon  thy  servant : 

Save  me  for  thy  mercies'  sake. 
17  Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  0  Lord  ; 
For  I  have  called  upon  thee : 
Let  the  wicked  be  ashamed, 
And  let  tliem  be  silent  in  the  grave. 
I?  Let  the  lyi    /  ips  be  put  to  silence  ; 

Which   speak   grievous   things   proudly  and  con 
temptuously  against  the  righteous. 
n  Oh  hozc  great  is  thy  goodness,  ichich  thou  hast  laid 
vp  for  them  that  fear  thee  ; 
Which  thou  hast  wrought  for  them  that  trust  in 
thee  before  the  sons  of  men  ! 
80  Tliou  shalt  hide  them  in  the  secret  of  thy  presence 
from  the  pride  of  man  : 
Thou  shalt  keep  them  secretly  in  a  pavilion  from 
the  strife  of  tongues, 
82  Blessed  be  tJte  Lord  : 
For  he  hath  shewed  me  his  marvellous  kindness  in 
a  strong  city. 
w  For  I  said  in  my  haste, 
lam  cut  off  from  before  thine  eyes  : 
Nevertheless  thou  heardest  the  voice  of  my  suppli 
cations  when  I  cried  unto  thee. 

K  0  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  saints  : 

For  the  Lord  preserveth  the  faithful, 
And  plnntUullv  rou-J  ;''^o.t 


Pn.  31.]  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  A 

*  Be  of  good  courage,  and  he  shall  strengthen  ywr 

hearty 

AH  ye  that  hope  in  the  Loud, 

Psalm  3-2. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  Masctlfl. 

BLFSSPJD  it  :w given, 

Whose  sin  is  covered. 
1  Blessed  is  the  n  whom  the  Lord  imputeth 

\  iniquity, 

And  in  whose  spirit  there  is  no  guile. 
s  Wh  ,  my  bone*  waxed  old 

Through  my  roaring  all  the  day  long. 
4  For  day  and  night  thy  hand  icas  heavy  upon  me  : 

My  m  us:  ure  is  turned  into  the  drought  of  summer. 
[SMah.] 

*  lack  my  sin  unto  thee, 
And  mine  iniquity  have  I  not  hid. 

I  said,  1  ay  transgressions  unto  the  Lord  , 

And  thou  forgavest  the  iniquity  of  my  sin.    [Selah. 

*  For  very  one  that  is  godly  pray  unto  tltee 
In  a  time  when  thou  mayest  .'. 

Surely  in  the  floods  of  great  waters 
They  shall  not  come  nigh  unto  him. 
1  Tlion  art  my  hiding-. 
Thou  shaU  m  trouble  ; 

Thou  shalt  compass  me  about  with  songs  of  deliv 
era  nee. 


18  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  [Pa.  33 

0 1  will  instruct  thee  and  teach  thee  in  the  way  which 
thou  shalt  go  : 
1  will  guide  thee  with  mine  eye. 
•  Be  ye  not  as  the  horse,  or  as  the  mule,  which  have  nc 
understanding : 
Whose  mouth  must  be  held  in  with  bit  and  bridle 
Lest  they  come  near  unto  thee. 
18  Many  sorrows  shall  be  to  the  wicked  : 
But  he  that  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  mercy  shall  com- 
pass him  about. 
11  Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  rejoice,  ye  righteous  : 
And  shout  for  joy,  all  ye  that  are  upright  in  heart. 


Psalm  33. 

HE  JO  ICE  in  the  Lord,  0  ye  righteous  : 

For  praise  is  comely  for  the  upright. 
*  Praise  the  Lord  with  harp  : 

Sing  unto  him  with  the  psaltery  and  an  instrument 
of  ten  strings. 
8  Sing  unto  him  a  new  song : 

Play  skilfully  with  a  loud  noise 


4  For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  right ; 

And  all  his  works  are  done  in  truth. 
B  He  loveth  righteousness  and  judgment : 

The  earth  is  full  of  the  goodness  of  the  LoRl* 


Ps   jj.]  TnE  BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  49 

I  all  the  host  of  them  by  the  breath  of  his  mouth. 
1  1L  g  'th..  re  th  the  wot 

lie  layeth  ap  the  depth  in  store-hom 
1  Let  all  U  d  : 

Let  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  stand  in  nwe 
of  him. 
•  For  he  spake,  and  it  iras  done  : 
He  commanded,  and  it  stood  fast. 

10  T7ie  Lord  bring  eth  the  counsel  of  the  heathen   tt 

nought: 
He  maketh  the  devices  of  the  people  of  none  effect. 

•      Lord  ttandethfor 
The  thoughts  of  his  heart  to  all  generations. 

:d  ; 
And  the  people  whom  he  hath  chosen  for  his  own 
inheritance. 

"  T    L  )rd  V  -'  '7<  fr    n  heaven ; 

He  beholdeth  all  the  sons  of  men. 
14  From  the  place  of  his  habitation  he  holceth 

Upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth. 
15 II  their  heart* 

He  considereth  all  their  works. 

11  There  is  no  king  sated  by  the  multitude  of  an  host. 
A  mighty  man  is  not  delivered  by  much  strength. 

17  A  I  'in  thingfrr  safety  : 

Neither  shall  he  deliver  any  by  his  great  strength 


50  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  34. 

18  Behold:  the  eye  of  the  Lord  is  upon  them  t/tctfeaa 
him, 

Upon  them  that  hope  in  his  mercy  • 
11  To  deliver  their  soul  from  death, 

And  to  keep  them  alive  in  famine. 

w  Our  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord  : 

He  is  our  help  and  our  shield 
fl  For  our  heart  shall  rejoice  in  Mm, 

Because  we  have  trusted  in  his  holy  name. 
K  Let  thy  mercy,  0  Lord,  be  upon  us, 

According  as  we  hope  in  thee. 

Psalm  34. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  when  he  changed  his  hehaviour  before  kobcr 
elech ;  who  drove  him  away,  and  he  departed. 

/  WILL  bless  the  Lord  at  all  times : 

His  praise  shall  continually  be  in  my  mouth. 

*  My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  the  Lord  : 
The  humble  shall  hear  thereof,  and  be  glad. 

*  0  magnify  the  Lord  with  me, 
And  let  us  exalt  his  name  together. 

1  I  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  heard  me, 
And  delivered  me  from  all  my  fears. 

*  Tliey  looked  unto  him,  and  were  lightened: 
.And  their  faces  were  not  ashamed. 

1  This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  Lord  heard  hirn^ 
And  saved  him  out  of  all  his  troubles. 


Pi.  34.]         THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS  »] 

T  The  angd  of  the  Lord  eneampeth  round  aboif. 
that  fear  kirn, 
And  delivereth  them. 

8  0  taste  and  see  tluit  the  Lord  is  good  : 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. 
ir  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints  : 

For  there  is  no  want  to  them  that  fear  him. 
l*  The  gvttng  Uons  do  lack,  and  suffer  hunger: 

But  they  that  seek  the  Lord  shall  not  want  am 
good  thing. 
11  Come,  ye  ■-'  to  me  : 

I  will  teach  you  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 
K  TT. 

And  loveth  many  days,  that  he  may  see  good  ? 
i3  K  'il, 

And  thy  lips  from  speaking  guile, 
rt  front  eri'L  and  do  good  ; 

Seek  peace,  and  pursue  it. 
u  lite  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  the  rightcou% 

And  his  ears  are  open  unto  their  cry. 

*  The  face  of  the  Lord  is  againM  f  4a  enl. 
To  cut  off  the  remembrance  of  them  from  the  earth 

*  The  righttous  cry,  and  the  Lord  he  a  nth. 
And  delivereth  them  out  of  all  their  troubles. 

*  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  th  :m  fh.-v  hemri 
And  saveth  such  as  be  of  a  contrite  spirit. 

w  Many  »m  -us  : 

Buf,  the  Lobd  delivereth  liim  out  oi  them  alL 


SB  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  3* 

90  He  keepeth  all  his  bones  : 

Not  one  of  them  is  broken. 
11  Evil  shall  slay  the  tricked : 

And  they  that  hate  the  righteous  shall  be  desolate 
*7  77*e  Lord  redeemeth  the  soul  of  his  servants : 

And  none  of  them  that  trust  in  him  shall  be  desolate 

Psalm  35. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

PLEAD  my  cause,  0  IjOrd,  with  them  that  strive 

with  me : 
Ylght  against  them  that  fight  against  me. 
1  Take  hold  of  shield  and  buckler, 

And  stand  up  for  mine  help. 
'   Draw  out  also  the  spear,  and  stop  the  way  against 
them  that  persecute  me : 
Say  unto  my  soul,  I  am  thy  salvation. 
4  Let  them  be  confounded  and  put  to  sliame  that  seek 
after  my  soul : 
Let  them  be  turned  back  and  brought  to  confusion 
that  devise  my  hurt. 
b  Let  them  be  as  chaff  before  the  wind  : 

And  let  the  angel  of  the  Lord  chase  them. 
8  Let  their  way  be  dark  and  slippery  : 

And  let»  the  angel  of  the  Loud  persecute  them. 
1  For  without  cause  have  they  hid  for  me  their  net  in 
a  pit, 
V,rhich  without  cause  they  have  digged  for  my  soul 


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8  Let  destruction  come  upon  him  at  unawares  ; 
And  Id  his  tut  that  he  hath  hid  catch  himxdf  : 
Into  that  very  destruction  let  him  fall. 
•  And  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in  the  Lord  : 

It  shall  rejoice  in  his  salvation. 
*  AU  my  bones  sliaU  say,  Lord,  who  is  like  wnU 
thee, 
WJiich  deliver  est  the  poor  from  him  that  is  too  strong 

for  him, 
Yea,  the  poor  and  the  needy  from  him  that  spoil- 
eth  him  ? 


1]  False  witnesses  did  rise  up  ; 

They  laid  to  my  charge  things  that  I  knew  /iot. 
l*  They  rewarded  me  evil  for  good, 

To  the  spoiling  of  my  soul. 
18  But,  as  for  mc,  whtn  they  were  sick,  my  clothing  was  , 
sackcloth  : 
I  humbled  my  soul  with  fasting  ; 
And  my  prayer  returned  into  mine  own  bosom. 
u  I  behaved  myself  as  though  he  had  been  my  friend 
or  brother  : 
I  bowed  down  heavily  as  one  that  mouineth  foi 
his  mother. 
11  But  in  mine  adversity  they  rejoiced,  and  gathered 
themselves  together : 
Yea,   the    abjects    gathered    themselve3   together 
against  me,  and  I  knew  it  not ; 


5*  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.         f  ft.  35 

They  did  tear  me,  and  ceased  not  : 
11  With  hypocritical  mockers  in  feasts,  they  gnashed 
upon  me  with  their  teeth, 


!7  Lord,  how  long  wilt  thou  look  on  ? 
Rescue  my  soul  from  their  destructions, 
My  darling  from  the  lions. 

18  I  trill  give  thee  thanks  in  the  great  congregation  : 
I  will  praise  thee  among  much  people. 

19  Let  not  them  that  are  mine  enemies  wrongfully  re- 

joice mer  me  : 
Neither  let  them  wink  with  the  eye  that  hate  m« 
without  a  cause. 

20  F01  they  speak  not  peace  : 

But  they  devise  deceitful  matters  against  them  that 
are  quiet  in  the  land. 
•2l  Yea,  they  opened  their  mouth  wide  against  me, 

And  said,  Aha,  aha,  our  eye  hath  seen  it. 
--  77iis  thou  hast  seen,  0  Lord  :  keep  not  silence  : 

O  Lord,  be  not  far  from  me. 
11  JStir  up  thyself,  and  awake  to  my  judgment, 

Even  unto  my  cause,  my  God  and  my  Loud. 
*  Judge  me,  0  Lord  my  God,  according  to  thy  right* 
eousness  ; 
And  let  them  not  rejoice  over  me. 
a  Let  them  not  say  in  their  hearts,  Ah,  so  would  iot 
harce  it : 
Let  them  not  say,  We  have  swallowed  him  up. 


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,6  Let  thi  m  be  at '  on  to 

gcther  t;- 
Let  them  t>  .  •  and  dishonour 

That  magnify  then  inst  me. 

91  Let  them  glad,  thai  favour  my 

rig 
Fes,  let   them   say  continually.   Let  the  Loud  he 

magnified, 
Which  hath  pleasure  in  the  prosperity  of  his  servant. 

ighteousnem 
And  of  thy  praise  all  the  day  long. 

flsalm   36. 

To  the  chief  Musician.  A  Psalm  of  David  the  servant  of  the  Lore* 

THE  transgression  of  tft  with  within  mi 

heart, 
That  there  is  no  r?ar  of  God  before  his  eyes. 

*  For  he  flatU  retA  te\ 

Lentil  his  iniquity  be  found  to  be  hateful. 

*  Tl  ■  //is  month  are  iniquity  and  dwelt : 
He  hath  left  off  to  be  wise,  and  to  do  good. 

4  He  dt  viseth  mischief  upon  his  bed; 

He  setteth  himself  in  a  way  that  is  net  good ; 

He  abhorreth  not  evil. 
1  Tlty  mercy,  0  Lord,  is  in  the  heavens; 

And  thy  faithfulness  reacheth  unto  the  clouds* 
'  Tliy  righteousness  is  like  the  great  mountains): 

Thy  judgments  are  a  great  deep  : 


56  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [P«.  37 

0  Lord,  thou  preservest  man  and  beast. 

7  How  excellent  is  thy  loving-kindness,  0  God  ! 
Therefore  the  children  of  men  put  their  trust  andw 

the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

8  They  shall  be  abundantly  satisfied  with  the  fatnt*s 

of  thy  house  ; 
And  thou  shalt  make  them  drink  of  the  river  of 

thy  pleasures. 
For  with  tliec  is  the  fountain  of  life  : 
In  thy  light  shall  we  see  light. 

10  0  continue  thy  loving -kindness  unto  them  that  know 

thee  ; 
And  thy  righteousness  to  the  upright  in  heart. 

11  Let  not  the  foot  of  pride  come  against  me, 

And  let  not  the  hand  of  the  wicked  remove  me. 

12  There  are  the  workers  of  iniquity  fallen  : 

They  are  cast  down,  and  shall  not  be  able  to  r?se. 

Psalm  37. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

FRET  not  thyself  because  of  evil  doers, 
Neither  be  thou  envious  against  the  workers   of 
iniquity. 
1  For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down  like  the  grass, 

And  wither  as  the  green  herb. 
1  Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good  ; 
So  shalt  thou  dwell  in  the  land,  and  verily  thou 
shalt  be  fed. 


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*  D  iu>; 

And  lie  shall  give  thee  the  desires  of  thine  heart. 

nmit  thy  u  o  ; 

Trust  also  in  him  ;  and  he  shall  bring  it  to  pass 

*  Am  g  forth  thy  right  as  the 

light, 
And  thy  judgment  as  the  noonday. 
1  B**t  in  the  Lord. 
And  wait  patiently  for  him  : 
Fret  not  Viyeelj  .f  him  whopraeperM  in  his 

IOOJfs 

Because  of  the  man  who  bringeth  wicked  devices 
to  pass. 
8  Cc  <ger,  and  forsake  irrath  : 

Fret  not  thyself  in  any  wise  to  do  evil. 

*  For  evil  doers  shall  be  cut  ojf : 

But  those  that   wait   upon  the  Lord,  they  shall 
inherit  the  earth. 
10  For  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  wicked  shaU  not  be  : 
Yea,  thou  shalt  diligently  consider  his  place,  and  it 
shall  not  be. 
1  But  the  meek  sheill  inherit  the  earth  ; 
And  shall  delight  themselves  in  the  abundance  of 
peace. 

f  The  icieked  plotteth  against  the  just. 
And  gnasheth  upon  him  with  his  teetk. 

Lord  thall  laugh  at  him  : 
For  he  seeth  that  his  day  is  coming. 


58  THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.         [Pa   37 

14  The  wicked  have  drawn  out  the  sword, 

And  have  bent  their  bow, 

To  cast  down  the  poor  and  needy, 

And  to  slay  such  as  be  of  upright  conversation. 
u  Their  sword  shall  enter  into  their  own  heart, 

And  their  bows  shall  be  broken. 

16  A  little  that  a  righteous  man  hath  is  better 

Titan  the  riches  of  many  wicked. 
11  For  the  arms  of  the  wicked  shall  be  broken : 

But  the  Lord  upholdeth  the  righteous. 

18  The  Lord  bnaveth  the  days  of  the  upright : 
And  their  inheritance  shall  be  for  ever. 

19  Tfiey  shall  not  be  ashamed  in  the  evil  time  : 

And  in  the  days  of  famine  they  shall  be  satisfied. 
90  But  the  wicked  shall  perish, 

And  the  enemies  of  the  Lord  shall  be  as  the  fat 

of  lambs  : 
They  shall  consume  ; 
Into  smoke  shall  they  consume  away, 

11  TJie  icicked  borroweth,  and  payeth  not  again  : 
But  the  righteous  sheweth  mercy,  and  giveth. 

w  For  such  as  be  blessed  of  him  shall  inherit  the  earth  , 
And  they  that  be  cursed  of  him  shall  be  cut  off 

**  The  steps  of  a  good  mail  are  ordered  by  the  Lord: 

And  he  delighteth  in  his  way. 
u  Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  utterly  cast  down . 

For  the  Lord  upholdeth  him  with  his  hand. 


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16  Tit.-. re  been  young,  end  won  am  old ; 

Yd  lam  I  not  teen  the  righto  ou$  forsaken^ 

Nor  his  seed  begging  bread. 
w  He  is  ever  merciful,  and  lendeth  ; 

And  bis  seed  is  blessed. 
"  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good ; 

And  dwell  for  evermore. 

*  For  the  Lord  lowth  judgment, 
And  lorsaketh  not  bis  saints  ; 
TJtey  are  preserved  for  eth  r  : 

But  the  seed  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 
w  The  righteous  shall  inker*  the  land. 
And  dwell  therein  for  ever. 

**  T7ic  mouth  of  the  righteous  speaketh  wisdom, 

And  his  tongue  talketh  of  judgment. 
11  The  laic  of  his  God  is  in  his  heart ; 

None  of  his  steps  shall  slide. 

*  The  wicked  watcheth  the  righteous, 
And  seeketh  to  slay  him. 

u  The  Lord  will  not  leave  him  in  his  hand, 
Nor  condemn  him  when  he  is  judged. 

34  Wait  on  the  Lord  and  keep  his  way. 
And  he  shall  exalt  thee  to  inherit  the  land  : 
When  the  wicked  are  cut  off,  thou  shalt  see  It 

*  I  have  seen  the  wicked  in  great  power, 

And  spreading  himself  like  a  green  bay-tree. 
w  Yet  he  passed  away,  and  lo,  he  wets  not . 
Yea,  I  sought  him,  but  he  could  not  be  found. 


60  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  3* 

r  Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  belwld  tUe  upright ; 

For  the  end  of  that  man  is  peace. 
88  But  the  transgressors  sliaU  be  destroyed  togetlier  : 

The  end  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 
99  But  the  salvation  of  t/ie  rigMeous  is  of  t/te  Lord  : 

He  is  their  strength  in  the  time  of  trouble. 
u  And  the  Lord  s/iall  help  tliem,  and  deliver  them : 

He  shall  deliver  them  from  the  wicked, 

And  save  them,  because  they  trust  in  him. 

Psalm  38. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  to  bring  to  rememberance. 

0  LORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  thy  wrath  : 
Neither  chasten  me  in  thy  hot  displeasure. 

f  For  thine  arrows  stick  fast  in  me, 
And  thy  hand  presseth  me  sore. 
8  There  is  no  soundness  in  my  flesh  because  of  thim 
anger ; 
Neither  is  there  any  rest  in  my  bones  because  of 
my  sin. 
4  For  mine  iniquities  are  gone  over  mine  head  : 
As  an  heavy  burden  they  are  too  heavy  for  me. 

*  My  wounds  stink,  and  are  corrupt 
Because  of  my  foolishness 

*  lam  troubled ;  lam  bowed  doicn  greatly  ; 

1  go  mourning  all  the  day  long. 
For  my  loins  are  filled  with  a  loathsome  disease  : 
And  there  is  no  soundness  in  my  flesh. 


ft.  3$.J         THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  6) 

•  I  am  fetble  and  sore  broken  : 
I  have  roared  by  reason  of  the  disquietness  of  m? 
heart. 


1  Lord,  aH  my  desire  is  before  thee  ; 
And  my  groaning  is  not  hid  from  thee. 

*  My  heart  pantefh,  my  strength  faileth  me  . 

As  for  the  light  of  mine  eyes,  it  also  is  gone  from  me 
11  My  my  friend*  stand  aloof  from  my  tort ; 

And  my  kinsmen  stand  afar  off. 
"  Tli>y  aim  thai  seek  after  my  life  1/iy  mares  for  me  ; 
And  they  that  seek  my  hnrt   speak   mischievous 
things,  and  imagine  deceits  all  the  day  long. 
w  But  I,  as  a  deaf  man,  heard,  not  ; 
And  I  was  as  a  dumb  man  that  openeth  not  his 
month. 
M  T/<v.y  Twos  as  a  man  that  heareth  not, 
And  in  whose  month  are  no  reproofs, 
16  For  in  titer,  0  Lord,  do  I  hope  : 

Thou  wilt  hear,  O  Lord  my  God. 
11  For  I  said,  Hear  me,  lest  otherwise  thfy  should  rejc.yie 
over 
When  my  foot  slippeth,  they  magnify  themselv<> 
against  me. 
11  For  I  run  ready  to  haU, 

And  my  sorrow  is  continually  before  me. 

*  For  I  will  declare  mine  iniquity  ; 
I  will  be  sorry  for  my  sin. 


(Q  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps  39. 

19  But  mine  enemies  are  lively,  and  they  are  strong  : 
And  they  that  hate  me  wrongfully,  are  multiplied. 

•°  They  also  tliai  render  evil  for  good 
Are  mine  adversaries  : 
Because  I  follow  the  thing  that  good  is. 

fI  Forsake  me  not,  0  Lord  : 

O  my  God,  be  not  far  from  me. 
n  Make  haste  to  help  me, 

0  Lord  my  salvation. 

Psalm  39. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  even  to  Jeduthun,  A  Psalm  of  Dtvtte 

1  SAID,  I  icill  take  heed  to  my  ways, 
That  I  sin  not  with  my  tongue  : 

I  will  keep  my  mouth  with  a  bridle, 

While  the  wicked  is  before  me. 
f  I  was  dumb  with  silence  ; 

I  held  my  peace,  even  from  good  ; 

And  my  sorrow  was  stirred. 
1  My  heart  icas  hot  within  me; 

While  I  teas  musing  the  fire  burned: 

Then  spake  I  with  my  tongue. 

4  Lord,  make  me  to  know  mine  end, 
And  the  measure  of  my  days  what  it  u; 
That  I  may  know  how  frail  I  am. 


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1  Beliold,  thou  hast  made  my  day*  as  an  handbreadth  ; 

and  mine  age  is  as  nothing  before  thee  : 
Verily  every  man  at  his  best  state  is  altogether 

vanity.     [ScWl] 
1  Surely  every  man  waUceth  in  a  domi  shew: 
Surety  they  ore  tKsquit  U  d  in  sain  : 
He  heapeth  up  riches,  and  knoweth  not  who  shalJ 

gather  them. 


7  And  now,  Lord,  what  icait  I  for? 
My  hope  is  in  thee. 

*  Dettv  r  ,  "  my  transgressions: 

Make  me  not  the  reproach  of  the  foolish. 

*  I 'was  dumb,  I  opened  not  my  mouth; 
Because  thou  didst  it. 

10  Remove  thy  stroke  away  from  n*e: 
1  am  consumed  by  the  blow  of  chioe  han*. 
1  n  When  thou  with  n  bulces  dost  correct  mm  for  u*o+Jt*}> 
thou  makes!  I*ts  beauty  to  consume  a:cay  like  a 
moth  : 
Surely  everv  map  is  vanity.     [Selah.] 

*  Hear  ray  prayer,  0  Lord, 
And  ^ive  ear  unto  my  cry ; 
Hold  not  thy  peace  at  my  tears : 
For  lam  a  stranger  with  thee 

And  a  sojourner,  as  all  my  fathers  were. 
ri  0  spare  me,  that  I  may  r<  xgth, 

Before  I  go  hence,  and  be  no  more. 


64  THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.         TPs.  40 

Psalm  40, 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

/  WAITED  patiently  for  the  Lord  ; 

And  he  inclined  unto  me,  and  heard  my  cry. 
s  He  brought  me  up  also  out  of  an  horrible  pit, 

Out  of  the  miry  clay, 

And  set  my  feet  upon  a  rock, 

And  established  my  goings. 
8  And  he  hath  put  a  new  song  in  my  mouth, 

Even  praise  unto  our  God : 

Many  shall  see  it,  and  fear, 

And  shall  trust  in  the  Lord. 
4  Blessed  is  that  man  that  maketh  the  Lord  his  trust, 

And  respecteth  not  the  proud,  nor  such  as  turn 
aside  to  lies. 

*  Many,  0  Lord  my  God,  are  thy  wonderful  work* 

which  thou  hast  done, 
And  thy  thoughts  which  are  to  us-ward : 
They  cannot  be  reckoned  up  in  order  unto  thee : 
If  I  would  declare  and  speak  of  them, 
They  are  more  than  can  be  numbered. 

*  Sacrifice  and  offering  thou  didst  not  desire; 
Mine  cars  hast  thou  opened : 

Burnt-offering  and   sin-offering  hast  thou  not  p& 

quired. 
Then  said  I,  Lo)  I  come : 
In  the  volume  of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me, 


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*  I  delight  to  do  thy  iriU,  0  my  God : 

Yea.  thy  law  is  within  my  heart. 
1  I  hi  in  the  great  congrega- 

Hon  ; 

Lo,  I  have  not  refrained  my  lips, 

0  Lokd.  thou  knowest. 

10  I  have  not  hid  thy  righteousness  irithin  my  heart ; 

1  have  declared  thy  faithfulness  and  thy  salvation. 
I  have  not  concealed  thy  loving-kindness 

And  thv  truth  from  the  great  congregation. 


11  Withhold  not  thou  thy  tender  mercies  from  me\  0 
Lord  : 
Let  thy  Loving-kindness  and  thy  truth  continually 
preserve  me. 
19  For  innumerable  evils  have  compasi  ut : 

Mine  iniquities  have  taken  hold  upon  me,  so  that  I 

am  not  able  to  look  up  ; 
They  are  more  than  the  hair*  of  mine  luod>: 
Therefore  my  heart  faileth  me. 
M  Be  pleased,  0  Lord,  to  deliver  me  : 

O  Lord,  make  haste  to  help  me. 
HLetU  J  and  confound  ■  that 

week  a  destroy  it ; 

Let  them  be  driven  backward  and  put  to  shame 
that  wish  me  evil. 
u  Let  them  ;  or  a  reward  of  their  shame 

That  say  unto  me.  Aha.  aha. 


66  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  41. 

!*  Let  all  those  that  seek  tliee  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  thee : 

Let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  continually,  The 
Loed  be  magnified. 
r  But  I  am  poor  and  needy  ; 

Yet  the  Lord  thinketh  upon  me : 

Thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer ; 

Make  no  tarrying,  0  my  God. 


Psalm  41. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

BLESSED  is  he  that  considereth  the  poor : 
The  Loud  will  deliver  him  in  time  of  trouble. 
*  The  Lord  will  preserve  him,  and  keep  him  alive  ; 
And  he  shall  oe  blessed  upon  the  earth : 
And  thou  wilt  not  deliver  him  unto  the  will  of  his 

enemies. 
The  Lord  vcUl  strengthen  him  upon  the  bed  of  Ian 


Thou  wilt  make  all  his  bed  in  his  sickness 

4  I  said,  Lord,  be  merciful  unto  me  : 

Heal  my  soul ;  for  I  have  sinned  against  thee. 
'  Mine  enemies  speak  evil  of  me, 

When  shall  he  die,  and  his  name  perish  ? 
'  And  if  he  come  to  see  me,  he  speaketh  vanity  : 

His  heart  gathereth  iniquity  to  itself; 

When  he  goeth  abroad,  he  telleth  it 


P».  *2.j         TnE   BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  ffi 

I  ATI  that  hate  me  whisper  together  against  me: 

Against  me  do  they  devise  my  hurt. 

•  An  evil  disease,  say  they,  cleazeth  fast  unto  him  : 
And  now  that  he  lieth  lie  shall  rise  up  no  more. 

•  Yea,  mine  own  familiar  fri>  nd,  in  whom  I  trusted, 
Which  did  eat  of  my  bread,  hath  lifted  up  his  he€* 

against  me. 

10  But  thou,  0  Lord,  be  merciful  unto  me, 
And  raise  me  up,  that  I  may  requite  them* 

II  By  this  I  know  that  thou  fax  our  est  me, 
Because  mine  enemy  doth  not  triumph  over  me. 

19  And  as  for  me,  thou  v.pl  i  mine  integrity 

And  settest  me  before  thy  face  for  ever. 

13  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
From  everlasting,  and  to  everlasting. 
Amex  and  Amex. 

J3salm  42. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Maschil,  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

AS  the  hart  pantrth  after  the  water-brook*, 
So  panteth  my  soul  after  thee,  0  God. 
1  My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  the  licing  God: 
When  shall  I  come  and  appear  before  God  ? 

•  My  tzars  haze  been  my  meat  day  and  night, 
While  they  continually  say  unto  me,  Where  is  thy 

God? 


68  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  fPs.  42 

4  W?ien  I  remember  these  things,  I  pour  out  my  soid 
in  me : 
For  I  had  gone  tcith  the  mvltitv.de, 
I  went  with  them  to  the  house  of  God, 
With  the  voice  of  joy  and  p  raise, 
With  a  multitude  that  kept  holy-day. 


•  Why  art  thou  east  dotcn,  0  my  soul? 
And  why  art  thou  disquieted  in  me  ? 
Hope  thou  in  God : 

For  I  shall  yet  praise  him  for  the  help  of  his  coun 
tenance. 

•  0  my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  dotcn  icithin  me : 
Therefore  will  I  remember  thee 

From    the    land   Jordan,  and  of  the   Hermonites, 
from  the  hill  of  Mizar. 
1  Deep  catteth  unto  deep  at  the  noise  of  thy  waier* 
spouts : 
All  thy  waves  and  thy  billows  are  gone  over  me. 
h  Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his  loving-kindness  in 
the  day-time, 
And  in  the  night  his  song  shall  be  with  me.  cad 
my  prayer  unto  the  God  of  my  life. 

•  /  wiU  say  unto  God  my  rock,  Why  hast  thou  forgot 

ten  me  ! 
Why  go  I  mourning  because  of  the  oppression  of 
the  enemy  ? 


Ps.45-]  THE  BOOK   OF   PSALMS  69 

10  As  rd  in  my  I 

While  they  say  daily  unto  me,  Where  is  thy  God  I 

11  Why  art  U 

And  why  ar:  thou  disquieted  within  me? 
Hep 

For  I  shall  yet  praise  him, 

Who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance,  and  m\  God 


Psalm  43. 

JUDGE      .  0 

And  plead  my  cause  against  an  ungodly  nation. 

8  For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  strength  : 

Whj  inning  because  of  the  oppression  oi 

the  enemy ': 
1  Oi      I  .  light  and  thy  truth:  letU 

Let  them  bring  me  unto  thy  holy  hill,  and  to  thy 
taberar 
4  The 
Unto  God  ngf  i 
Yea,  upon  the  harp  will  I  praise  thee,  0  God,  my  God 

m,  0  my  i 

And  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me? 


70  THE  BOOK  OF   PSALMS.         [Ps.  44 

Hope  in  God : 

For  I  shall  yet  praise  him,  who  is  the  health  of  mj 
countenance,  and  my  God. 


Psalm  44. 

To  the  chief  Mubician  for  the  sons  of  Korah,  Maschfl. 

WE  have  heard  with  our  ears,  0  God, 
Our  fathers  have  told  us. 
What  work  thou  didst  in  their  days. 
In  the  times  of  old. 
1  How  thou  didst  drive  out  the  heathen  with  thy  handi 
and  plant  edst  them  ; 
How  thou  didst  afflict  the  people,  and  cast  them  out. 

*  For  they  got  not  the  land  in  possession  by  their  own 

sword, 
Neither  did  their  own  arm  save  them  : 
But  thy  right  hand,  and  thine  arm,  and  the  light  rf 

thy  countenance, 
Because  thou  hadst  a  favour  unto  them. 

4  Thou  art  my  King,  0  God  : 

Command  deliverances  for  Jacob. 
1  Through  thee  will  we  push  down  our  enemies : 

Through  thy  name  will  we  tread  them  under  that 
rise  up  against  us. 

•  For  1  will  not  trust  in  my  bow, 
Neither  shall  my  sword  save  me. 


Ps.  4+.]  THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  71 

*  But  thou  hast  mtoed  us  from  our  enemies, 
And  hast  put  them  to  shame  that  hated  us. 

•  In  God  ire  boast  all  the  day  long, 

And  praise  thy  name  for  ever.      [Selah.] 

•  But  thou  hast  east  off,  and  put  us  to  sfiame  ; 
And  goest  not  forth  with  our  armies, 

10  Thou  makcst  IM  to  turn  back  from  the  enemy  : 
And  they  which  hate  us  spoil  for  themselves. 

11  Thou  host  given  us  like  sheep  appointed  for  meat ; 
And  hast  scattered  us  among  the  heathen. 

If  Thou  sdlest  thy  people  for  nought,  • 

And  dost  not  increase  thy  wealth  by  their  price. 

13  Thou  makest  us  a  reproach  to  our  neighbours, 

A  scorn  and  a  derision    to   them    that  are  round 
about  us. 

14  Thou  makest  us  a  by-word  among  the  heathen, 
A  shaking  of  the  head  among  the  people. 

u  My  confusion  is  continually  before  me, 

And  the  shame  of  my  face  hath  covered  me, 

€  For   the   voice  of  him   that  reproacheth  and  blas- 
pheme th  ; 
By  reason  of  the  enemy  and  avenger. 

w  All  this  is  come  upon  us  ;  yet  have  vce  not  forgotten 
thee, 
Neither  have  we  dwelt  falsely  in  thy  covenant. 

*  Our  heart  is  not  turned  hark, 

Neither  have  our  steps  declined  from  thy  way; 


72  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  45 

19  Though  thou  hast  sore  broken  us  in  the  place  of 
dragons, 

And  covered  us  with  the  shadow  of  death. 
*°  If  we  have  forgotten  the  name  of  our  God, 

Or  stretched  out  our  hands  to  a  strange  god  : 

21  Shall  not  God  search  this  out  t 

For  he  knoweth  the  secrets  of  the  heart. 

22  Yea,  for  thy  sake  we  are  killed  all  the  day  long  ; 
We  are  counted  as  sheep  for  the  slaughter. 

*3  Awake,  tehy  steepest  thou,  0  Lord  ? 

Arise,  <yist  us  not  off  for  ever. 
84  Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy  face, 

And  forget  test  our  affliction  and  our  oppression  ? 
*5  For  our  soid  is  bowed  down  to  the  dust : 

Our  belly  cleaveth  unto  the  earth. 
26  Arise  for  our  help, 

And  redeem  us  for  thy  mercies'  sake. 


JJJsalm  45. 

Tc  ttie  chief  Musician  upon  Shoshannim,  for  the  sons  of  Korah, 
Maschil,  A  Song  of  loves. 

MY  heart  is  inditing  a  good  matter  : 

I  speak  of  the  things  which  I  have  made  touching 

the  King : 
My  tongue  is  the  pen  of  a  ready  writer. 


Pi.  45-]  TIIE   BOOK   Dl    rttAU  73 

art  fain  r 
Gra  set*  :  into  thy 

Therefore  God  hath  blessed  thee  forever. 

1  Oird 

With  thy  glory  and  thy  inajesl 
4  And  in  U 

ghteousnem; 
And  thy  right  hand  shall  teach  thee  ten: 

Whereby  the  people  fall  under  thee. 

1  Thy  th  rot  ■  ever  and  ever  : 

thy  kingdom  is 

i* 

Therefore  God,  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee 
With  the  oil  of  gla 
8  AM  :\.  b  i    00   /  i  .j    -: , 

cassia. 
Out  of  the  iv  -.  whereby  they  have  D 

thee  _ 

'  ri  icere  among  f  \  I  ■  W  iromcn 

n  thy  right  hand  did  n  in  gold 

of  Ophir. 
*  Hearken,  0  daughter,  and   i 

Forget    also   thine   own   people,  and    thy  father'! 
hou- 


74  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  & 

11  So  shall  the  King  greatly  desire  thy  beauty  : 
For  he  is  thy  Lord  ;  and  worship  thou  him. 

12  And  the  daughter  of  Tyre  shall  be  there  with  a  gift , 
Even  the  rich  among  the  people  shall  entreat  thy 

favour. 

18  The  King's  daughter  is  all  glorious  icithin  : 
Her  clothing  is  of  wrought  gold. 

14  She  shall  be  brought  unto  the  King  in  raiment  of 

needle-icork : 
The  virgins  her  companions  that  follow  her  shall 
be  brought  unto  thee. 

15  With  gladness  and  rejoicing  shall  they  be  brought, 
They  shall  enter  into  the  King's  palace. 

16  Instead  of  thy  fathers  shall  be  thy  children, 
Whom  thou  mayest  make  princes  in  all  the  earth. 

n  I  will  make  thy  name  to  be  remembered  in  all  gener- 
ations : 
Therefore  shall  the  people  praise  thee  for  ever  and 
ever. 

Psalm  46. 

To  the  chief  Musician  for  the  sons  of  Koran,  A  Song  upon  AJanioth, 

GOD  is  our  refuge  and  strength, 

A  very  present  help  in  trouble. 
1  Therefore  will  not  we  fear,  though  the  earth  be  re- 
moved, 

And  though  the  mountains  be  carried  into  the 
midst  of  the  sea  ; 


Fa.  46.]         THE   BOOK    OF   PSALMS.  7fi 

•  Though  tJu  water$  thereof  roar  and  be  trox 
Though    the   mountains  shake  with  the   swelling 

thereof,      [belah.] 

*  TJtere  is  a  ri+er,  the  streams  whereof  shall  make  glad 

the  city  of  God, 
The   holy   place   of  the  tabernacles  of  the   Most 
High. 

*  God  is  in  the  midst  of  her  ; 
She  shall  not  be  moved  : 
God  shdll  h  7>  her, 

And  that  right  early. 

•  The  heathen  raged,  the  kingdoms  icere  moved: 
He  uttered  his  voice,  the  earth  melted. 

T  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us  ; 
The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge.      [Selab.] 

1  Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  Lord, 

What  desolations  he  hath  made  in  the  earth. 
1  He  maketh  tear*  to  cease  unto  the  end  of  the  earth  ; 

He  breaketh   the  bow,  and  cutteth  the   spear  in 
sunder ; 

He  burneth  the  chariot  in  the  fire, 
w  Be  still,  and  know  thai  lam  God  : 

I  will  be  exalted  among  the  heathen,  I  will  b« 
exalted  in  the  earth. 
11  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  vs  ; 

The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge.       [Selah.] 


76  THE  BOOK  OP  PSALMS.         \P».  48 

p3alm   47. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Kordh. 

0  CLAP  your  hands,  all  ye  people, 

Shout  unto  God  with  the  voice  of  triumph. 
2  For  the  Lord  Most  High  is  terrible  ; 

He  is  a  great  King  over  all  the  earth. 
'  He  shall  subdue  the  people  under  us, 

And  the  nations  under  our  feet. 
4  He  shall  choose  our  inheritance  for  us, 

The  excellency  of  Jacob  whom  he  loved.     [Selah.] 

*  God  is  gone  up  with  a  shout, 

The  Loud  with  the  sound  of  a  trumpet. 
6  Sing  praises  to  God,  sing  praises  ; 

Sing  praises  unto  our  King,  sing  praises. 
T  For  God  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth  : 

Sing  ye  praises  with  understanding. 
8  God  reigneth  over  the  heathen  : 

God  sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  his  holiness. 
f  The  princes  of  the  people  are  gathered  together, 

Even  the  people  of  the  God  of  Abraham : 

For  the  shields  of  the  earth  belong  unto  God  : 

He  is  greatly  exalted. 

flsulm  48. 

A  Song  and  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah, 

GREAT i«  the  Lord, 
And  gre&Uy  to  be  praised 


Ps.  +8.]  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  77 

In  the  city  of  our  Q 

In  the  mountain  of  his  holiness. 
2  Beautiful  for  the  joy  of  the  whole  earth, 

I<  Mount  Zion,  on  the  sides  of  the  north. 

The  city  of  the  great  King. 
1  God  m  known  in  h<  r  palaces  for  a  refuge. 
4  For  lo,  the  kings  were  assembled,  they  passed  by 
together. 

*  They  saw  it,  and  so  they  marvelled; 
They  were  troubled,  and  hasted  away. 

•  Fear  took  hold  upon  them  there,  and  pain,  as  of  a 

woman  in  travail. 
"'  Thou  breakest  the  ships  of  Tarshish  with  an  east 
wind. 

8  As  ire  have  heard,  so  have  ire  seen 

In  the  city  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  in  the  city  of  our 

God: 
God  will  establish  it  for  ever.      [Selah.] 

9  We  have  thought  of  thy  lovingldndness,  0  God* 
In  the  midst  of  thy  temple. 

10  According  to  thy  name,  0  God,  so  is  thy  praise 
Unto  the  ends  of  the  earth  : 

Thy  right  hand  is  full  of  righteousness. 
1  Let  mount  Zion  rejoice, 

Let  the  daughters  of  Judah  be  glad, 

Because  of  thy  judgments. 
-  Walk  about  Zion,  and  go  round  about  Jier  • 

Tell  the  towers  thereof 


78  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  49 

,s  Mark  ye  iccll  her  bulwarks, 

Consider  her  palaces  ; 

That  ye  may  tell  it  to  the  generation  following. 
14  For  this  God  is  our  God  for  ever  and  ever  : 

He  will  be  our  guide  even  unto  death. 

{Jsalm  49. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Fsalni  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

HEAR  this,  all  ye  people  ; 

Give  ear,  all  ye  inhabitants  of  the  world  : 

*  Both  low  and  high, 
Rich  and  poor,  together. 

1  My  mouth  shall  speak  of  wisdom  ; 

And  the  meditation  of  my  heart  shall  be  of  under 
stauding. 
4  I  will  incline  mine  ear  to  a  parable  : 

I  will  open  my  dark  saying  upon  the  harp. 

1  Wherefore  should  I  fear  in  the  days  of  evi1, 
When  the  iniquity  of  my  heels  shall  compass  me 
about  ? 
1  They  that  trust  in  their  wealth, 
And  boast  themselves  in   the  multitude  of  then 
riches  , 

*  None  of  them  can  by  any  means  redeem  his  brother 
Nor  give  to  God  a  ransom  for  him : 

1  (For  the  redemption  of  their  soul  is  precious. 
And  it  ceaseth  for  ever  :) 


Pa.  49.]  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  79 

•  That  he  should  still  Jive  for  ever, 
And  not  Bee  corruption. 

•  Wot  he  teeth  thai  wiee  men  die. 

Likewise  the  fool  and  the  brutish  person  perish, 
And  leave  their  wealth  to  others. 
n  Their  inward   thought  is,    that    their   houses  slkiU 
continue  for  ever, 
And  t/hir  dwelling-places  to  all  generations  ; 
They  call  their  lands  after  their  own  names. 

•  Neoertheleti  man  being  in  honour  abideth  not : 
He  is  like  the  beasts  that  perish. 

18  TJiis  Voir  way  is  their  foUy : 

Yet  their  posterity  approve  their  sayings.     [Seiah.1 

14  Like  sheep  the?/  are  laid  in  the  grace ; 
Death  shall  feed  on  them  ; 

And  the  upright  shall  have  dominion  over  them  *n 

the  morning  ; 
And  their  beauty  shall  consume  in  the  grave  from 

their  dwelling. 

15  But  God  will  redeem  my  soul  from  the  power  of  the 

grave  : 
For  he  shall  receive  me.     [Seiah.] 

11  Be  not  thou  afraid  when  one  is  made  rich, 
When  the  glory  of  his  house  is  increased  ; 

■  For  when  he  dieth  he  shall  carry  nothing  away : 
His  glory  shall  not  descen  :  after  him. 


80  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  5<* 

9  Though  while  he  lived  he  blessed  his  soul : 
(And  men  will  praise  thee,  when  thou  do  est  well  to 
thyself.) 

"  He  shall  go  to  the  generation  of  his  fathers. 
They  shall  never  see  light. 

u  Man  that  is  in  honour,  and  under standeth  not% 
Is  like  the  beasts  that  perish. 

$salm  50. 

A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

THE  mighty  God,  even  the  Lord  hath  spoken, 
And  called  the  earth  from  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto 
the  going  down  thereof. 
8  Out  ofZion,  the  perfection  of  beauty,  God  hath  shined. 

3  Our  God  shall  come,  and  shall  not  keep  silence : 
A  fire  shall  devour  before  him, 
And  it  shall  be  very  tempestuous  round  about  him. 

4  He  sliall  call  to  the  heavens  from  above, 
And  to  the  earth,  that  he  may  judge  his  people. 

*  Gather  my  saints  together  unto  me; 

Those   that   have  made  a  covenant  with  me   tvj 
sacrifice. 
1  And  the  heavens  shall  declare  his  righteousness : 

For  God  is  judge  himself.     [Seiah.] 

Hear,  0  my  people,  and  IiciU  speak  ; 

0  Israel,  and  Iicill  testify  against  tliee: 

1  am  God,  even  thy  God. 


Ps.  50.]         THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMft  81 

•  I  will  not  reprove  thee  for  thy  sacrifices 

Or  thy  burnt-o  fieri  ngs;  to  have  been  continually 
before  me. 

•  I  will  take  no  bullock  out  of  thy  house, 
Nor  he-goats  out  of  thy  folda 

10  For  every  beast  of  the  forest  it  mine, 
And  the  cattle  upon  a  thousand  hills. 

11  I  know  all  the  foicls  of  the  mountains  : 
And  the  wild  beasts  of  the  field  are  mine. 

11  If  I  ice  re  hungry,  I  would  not  tell  thee  : 
For  the  world  is  mine,  and  the  fulness  thereof. 

13  Will  leaf  the  flesh  of  bulls, 
Or  drink  the  blood  of  goats  ? 

14  Offer  unto  God  thanksgiving ; 

And  pay  thy  vows  unto  the  Most  High : 
16  And  call  upon  me  in  the  day  of  trouble  : 
I  will  deliver  thee,  and  thou  shalt  glorify  me. 

16  But  imto  the  tricked  God  saith, 
What  hast  thou  to  do  to  declare  my  statutes, 
Or  that  thou  shouldest  take  my  covenant  in  thy 
mouth  ? 

n  Seeing  thou  hatest  instruction, 
And  castest  my  words  behind  thee. 

13  When  thou  tamest  a  thief  then  thou  consentedtt  witl 
him, 
And  hast  been  partaker  with  adulterers. 

10  Thou  givest  thy  mouth  to  evi1, 
And  thy  tongue  frameth  deceit 


82  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps  51 

*  Them  sittcst  and  speakest  against  thy  brother  ; 
Tlam  slanderest  thine  own  mother's  son. 

81  TIicsc  things  hast  thou  done,  and  I  kept  silence; 
Thou  thoughtest  that  I  was  altogether  such  an  one 

as  thyself: 
But  I  xcill  reprove  thee, 
And  set  them  in  order  before  thine  eves. 
18  Now  consider  this,  ye  that  forget  God, 

Lest  I  tear  you  in  pieces,  and  there  be  none  to 
deliver. 

K  Whoso  offer eth  praise  glorifieth  me  : 

And  to  him  that  ordereth  his  conversation  aright 
will  I  shew  the  salvation  of  God. 

Psalm  51. 

To  the  chiefMusician,  A  Psalm  of  David,  wliei^Nathan  the  prophet 
came  unto  him  after  he  had  gone  in  to  Bath-sheba. 

HA  YE  mercy  upon  me,  0  God,  according  to  thy  lov- 
ing-kindness : 
According  unto  the  multitude  of  thy  tendei  mercies 
blot  out  my  transgressions. 
9  Wash  me  thoroughly  from  mine  iniquity, 

And  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 
8  For  I  acknowledge  my  transgressions : 
And  my  sin  is  ever  before  me. 

*  Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I  sinned, 
And  done  this  evil  in  thy  sight : 


Pi.  51.]  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  83 

Thai  tpecJbe$tt 

And  be  clear  when  thou 
■  Be)  Uy; 

And  in  sin  did  my  mother  conceive  me. 

I  Z>  '  parts: 
And  in  the  hidden  part  thou  shaft  make  me  to  kno-n 

•  loin. 
7  Purge  1  m  : 

Wash  me.  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than  sm-w. 
%  Mi  ■  ladness; 

That  the  bones  which  thou  hast  broken  may  rejoice 
•  H'h  thy faa  from  my  %  \ 

And  blot  out  all  mine  iniquities. 
10  Oreah  i 

And  renew  a  right  spirit  within  me. 

II  GaM  ce  ; 
And  take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  me. 

nIUxL  ; 

And  uphold  me  with  thy  free  Spirit. 

And  -  aU  be  converted  unto  thee. 

14 1)  lit  w,  0  G<xL  thov  God  of 

: 

And  •  shall  sing  aloud  of  thy  righteousness 

a  0  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips  ; 

And  my  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  pjaise. 
16  JRw  d  I  give  Hi 

Thou  delightest  not  in  burat-on°erin£. 


M  THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  fPs.  5* 

17  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit  : 

A  broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  0  God,  thou  wilt 
not  despise. 

18  Do  good  in  thy  good  pleasure  unto  Zion : 
Built  thou  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 

19  Then  shalt  thou  be  pleased  tcith  the  sacrifice  of  right 

eousness,  with  burnt-offering  and  whole  burnt- 
offering  : 
Then  shall  they  offer  bullocks  upon  thine  altar. 

ifJsiilm   52. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Maschil.  A  Psalm  of  Darid.  \rhen  Doeg  the 
Edomitc  came  and  told  SluI,  and  said  unto  him,  David  is  come 
to  the  house  of  Ahimelech. 

JVKT  boasteth  thou  thyself  in  mischief,  0  mighty 
man  f 

The  goodness  of  God  endureth  continually. 
•  Tliy  tongue  deviseth  mischiefs  ; 

Like  a  sharp  razor,  working  deceitfully. 
8  Tlwu  lovest  evil  more  than  good  ; 

And  lying  rather  than   to   speak   righteousness. 

[S.-lah.] 

4  Tlwu  lovest  all  devouring  words,  0  thou  deceitfiu 

tongue. 
1  God  shall  likewise  destroy  thee  for  eyer. 
He  shall  take  thee  away,  and  pluck  thee  out  of  thy 

dicelling -place, 
And  root  thee  out  of  the  land  of  the  living.    [Selah.J 


P*.  53.]  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  8A 

*  Hie  righteous.  ai$o  shall  §66,  and  far, 

And  shall  laugh  at  him  : 
7  Lo,  this  is  the  man  that  made  not  God  his  strength  ; 
But  trusted  in  the  abundance  of  his  richee, 
Ami  strengthened  himself  in  his  wickedness. 

1  But  lam  like  a  green  olive-tke  in  the  house  of  God. 

I  trust  in  the  mercy  of  God  for  ever  ami  ever. 
0 1  trill  praise  theefor  ever,  because  thou  hast  done  it  : 

And  I  will  wait  on  thy  name  ;  for  it  is  good  before 
thy  saints. 

{Jsalm  53. 

Co  the  eliief  Musician  upon  Mahalatb,  Maschil,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart,  There  is  no  God. 

Corrupt  art  they,  and  have  done  abominable  iniquity. 

There  is  none  that  doeth  good. 
9  God  looked  down  from  heaven  upon  the  ehildren  of 
men, 

To  see  if  there  were  any  that  did  understand, 

That  did  seek  God. 
1  Every  one  of  them  is  gone  back  :  they  are  altogether 
become  filthy  ; 

There  is  none  that  doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

4  Hone  the  workers  of  iniquity  no  knowledge? 
Who  eat  up  my  people  as  they  eat  bread  ; 
They  have  not  called  upon  God. 


W  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  54 

■  Titer e  were  they  in  great  fear,  where  no  fear  was : 
For  God  hath  scattered  the  bones  of  hiin  that  en- 

campeth  against  thee  : 
Thou  hast  put  them  to  shame, 
Because  God  hath  despised  them. 

•  O  that  the  salvation  ™  Israel  were  come  out  of  Zion! 
When  God  bringeth  back  the  captivity  of  his  people, 
Jacob  shall  rejoice,  and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

JJs:iIm  54. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  Maschil,  A  Psalm  of  David 
when  the  Ziphims  came  and  said  to  Saul,  Doth  not  David  hidi 
himself  with  us? 

8 A  VE  me,  0  God,  by  thy  name, 
And  judge  me  by  thy  strength. 
9  Hear  my  prayer,  0  God  ; 
Give  ear  to  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

*  For  strangers  are  risen  vp  against  me, 
And  oppressors  seek  after  my  soul : 

They  have  not  set  God  before  them.     [Selah.] 

4  Behold,  God  is  mine  helper  : 
The  Loud  is  with  them  that  uphold  my  souL 

I  He  shall  reward  evil  unto  mine  enemies  : 
Cut  them  off  in  thy  truth. 

I I  will  freely  sacrifice  unto  thee  : 

I  will  praise  thy  name,  0  Loed  ;  for  it  is  good, 


Ps.  55.]         THE  BOOK   OF   PSALM  37 

1  For  he  hath  d  out  of  all  trouble  : 

And  mine  eye   hath   seen   his   desire    upon   inin€ 
enemies. 


Psalm  55. 

To  tbe  chief  Musician  or.  ,r   scbil,  A  Psalm  of  D&rid 

GIVE  ear  to  my  prayer,  0  God; 

And  hide  not  thyself  from  my  supplication. 
1  Attend  unto  me,  and 

I  mourn  in  my  complaint,  and  make  a  noise  ; 
1  Because  of  th  />y, 

Because  of  the  oppression  of  the  wicked : 

Fur  I  iquity  upon  me, 

And  ill  wrath  they  hate  me. 
4  My  /  rithin  me  : 

And  the  terrors  of  death  are  fallen  upon  me. 

*  Fea  d  trembling  are  come  upon  me, 
And  horror  hath  overwhelmed  me. 

1  And  I  said,  0  thai  I  had  a  dove/ 

For  then  would  I  fly  away,  and  be  at  rest, 

T  Lo,  then  would  I  wander  far  off, 
And  remain  in  the  wilderness.      [Selah..] 

1  I  would  hasten  mm  tscape 
From  the  windy  storm  and  tempest. 

•  Destroy.  0  Lord,  and  divide  their  tongues  : 
For  I  have  seen  violence  and  strife  in  the  city. 


88  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  55 

10  Bay  and  night  they  go  about  it  upon  the  walk 

thereof : 
Mischief  also  and  sorrow  are  in  the  midst  of  it. 
:1  Wickedness  is  in  the  midst  thereof : 

Deceit  and  guile  depart  not  from  her  streets. 

M  For  it  teas  not  an  enemy  that  reproached  me  ; 
Then  I  could  have  borne  it : 
Neither  icas  it  lie  that  hated  me  that  did  magnify 

himself  against  me  ; 
Then  I  would  have  hid  myself  from  him : 
13  But  it  was  thou,  a  man  mine  equal, 
My  guide,  and  mine  acquaintance. 
H  We  took  sweet  counsel  together. 

And  walked  unto  the  house  of  God  in  company. 
16  Bet  death  seize  upon  them,  and  let  them  go  down 
quick  into  hell : 
For  wickedness  is  in  their  dwellings,  and  among 
them. 

4*  As  for  me,  Iieill  call  upon  God  ; 

And  the  Lord  shall  save  me, 
*  Evening,  and  morning,  and  at  noon,  iciU  I  pray,  and 
cry  aloud : 
And  he  shall  hear  my  voice. 
tt  He  hath  delivered  my  soul  in  peace  from  the  oattu 
that  icas  against  me  : 
For  there  were  many  with  me. 


fs  56.]  THE  BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  9Q 

,f  God  iht  Wrf  them, 

.  be  that  tbideth  <>f  old     ^Seiah.] 
Becau*  they  haw  no  tsha 

Therefore  tliey  feu  not  God, 
10  He  hath  put  forth  his  hands  against  such  as  be  ax 
with  him  : 

He  bath  broken  his  covenant. 
"  Th*  words  of  his  mouth  were  smoother  th-in  butter 

HL*  words  were  softer  than  oiL  yet  were  they  drawn 
swords. 

e  Cas*  thy  burden  upon  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  sustain 

He  shall  never  suffer  the  righteous  to  be  moved. 
n  But  thou.  0  G  the  pit 

ofdestruct 

Bloody  and  deceitful  men  shall  not  live  out  half 

their  days  : 
BUT   I  WILL   TRUST   En    THEE. 


Psalm  06. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Jonath-eleni-rech'~>kim,  Michtam  of 
David,  when  the  Philistines  took  him  in  Gath. 

BE  merciful  unto  me,  0  God :  for  man  icould  suxti 

P  •' 
He  fighting  daily  oppresseth  me. 


90 


THE   BOOK   OP   PSALMS.  [Ps.  56 


8  Mine  enemies  would  daily  swallow  me  up  : 
For  they  be  many  that  fight  against  me,  0  thou 
Most  High. 
8  What  time  I  am  afraid,  I 'will  trust  in  thee, 

4  In  God  I  will  praise  his  word, 
In  God  I  have  put  my  trust ; 
I  will  not  fear  what  flesh  can  do  unto  me. 

5  Every  day  they  wrest  my  words  : 
All  their  thoughts  are  against  me  for  evil. 

6  They  gather  themselves  together,  they  hide  themselxesl 
They  mark  my  steps,  when  they  wait  for  my  soul. 
Shall  they  escape  by  iniquity  ? 
In  thine  anger  cast  down  the  people,  0  God. 

8  Thou  tellest  my  wanderings :  put  thou  my  tears  into 
thy  bottle : 

Are  they  not  in  thy  book  ? 
8  When  I  cry  unto  thee,  then  shall  wine  enemies  turn 
back : 

This  I  know  ;  for  God  is  for  me. 
M  In  God  will  I  praise  his  word  : 

In  the  Lord  will  I  praise  his  word 
11  In  God  have  I  put  my  trust : 

I  will  not  be  afraid  what  man  can  do  unto  me. 

K  Thy  rows  are  upon  me,  0  God : 
I  will  render  praises  unto  thee. 

,J!  For  thou  hast  delivered,  my  soul  from  death  : 
Wilt  not  thou  deliver  my  feet  from  falling, 
That  1  may  walk  before  God  in  the  light  of  the 
Jiving  ? 


THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS  9i 


glsaliti  57. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Al-tatcbitl  Dfti  Id,  when  he  fLei 

from  Saul  in  the  cava 

BE\  '  •      .  0  God, 

Be  merciful  unto  me.  for  my  soul  trusteth  in  thee: 

Tea,  in  t  -  of  thy  wings  irill  I  make  mi 

refuge, 
Until  these  calamities  be  overpast. 

•  I  trill  cry  i  TRgh; 

Unto  God  that  performeth  all  things  for  me. 
4  He  shnU  gendf 

oaeh  of  him  that  would  sir  allow  me 
up,      rBeUh.] 
tiod  shall  send  forth  his  mercy  and  his  truth. 

•  My 

And  I  lie  even  among  them  that  are  set  on  fire  °ven 

the  sons  of  men, 
Whose  teeth  are  spears  and  arrows, 
And  their  tongue  a  sharp  sword. 

•  Be  thou  exalted,  0  God,  above  the  heavens; 
Let  thy  glory  be  above  all  the  earth. 

•  They  have  prepared  a  net  for  my  steps; 
My  soul  is  bowed  down  : 

They  have  digged  a  pit  before  me, 

Into  the  midst  whereof  they  have  fallen  themselvea 

[Selak] 


02  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  58 

'  My  heart  is  fixed,  0  God, 

My  heart  is  fixed :  I  will  sing  and  give  praise, 
8  Awake  up,  my  glory  ; 

Awake,  psaltery  and  harp : 

I  myself  will  awake  early. 
f  1  will  praise  thee,  0  Lord,  among  the  people  : 

I  will  sing  unto  thee  among  the  nations. 
M  For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto  the  heavens, 

And  thy  truth  unto  the  clouds. 
11  Be  thou  exalted,  0  God,  above  the  heaven* : 

Let  thy  glory  be  above  all  the  earth. 

psalm  58. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Al-taschith,  Michtam  of  David. 

DO  ye  indeed  speak  righteousness,  0  congregation  f 

Do  ye  judge  uprightly,  0  ye  sons  of  men? 

s   Tea,  in  heart  ye  work  wickedness  ; 

Ye  weigh  the  violence  of  your  hands  in  the  earth. 

*  The  wicked  are  estranged  from  the  womb : 
They  go  astray  as  soon  as  they  be  born,  speaking 

lies. 

*  Their  poison  is  like  the  poison  of  a  serpent : 
They  are  like  the  deaf  adder  that  stoppeth  hei  ear 

*  Which  will  not  hearken  to  the  voice  of  charmers. 
Charming  never  so  wisely. 

1  Break  their  teeth,  0  God,  in  their  mouth : 
Break  out  the  great  teeth  of  the  young  lions,  0  Lobd. 


ft   59]  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  98 

T  Let  thrm  melt  away  as  water*  which  run  contin  udUy  • 

When  he  bendeth  his  bow  to  shoot  his  arrows,  let 
them  be  as  cut  in  pieces. 

I  A  8  a  maU  which  melteth,  let  every  one  of  them  pas\ 

away : 
Like  the  untimely  birth  of  a  woman,  that  they  may 
not  see  the  sun. 

•  Before  your  pots  can  fed  the.  thorns, 
1I»-  shall  take  them  away  as  with  a  whirlwind,  both 
living,  an  1  in  his  wrath. 
10  Th>  3  rejoice  when  he  seeth  the  ven> 

gem 
He  shall  wash  his  feet  in  the  blood  of  the  wicked. 

II  So  that  a  man  shall  say,  Verily  there  is  a  rcicardfof 

the  righteous  : 
Verily  he  is  a  God  that  judgeth  in  the  earth. 


Psalm  59. 


To  the  chief  Musician,  Al-taschith,  Michtam  of  David  :  when  Saq| 
sent,  and  they  watched  the  house  to  kill  him. 

DELIVER  me  from  mine  enemies,  0  my  God : 
Defend  me  from  them  that  rise  up  against  me, 

•  Deliver  me  from  the  workers  of  iniquity, 
And  save  me  from  bloody  men. 

•  For,  lo,  they  lie  in  wait  for  my  soul : 
The  mighty  are  gathered  against  me ; 


34  THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.         |"P*   59 

Not  for  my  transgression, 

Nor  for  my  sin,  0  Lord. 
4  They  run  and  prepare  themselves  without  my  fault ; 

Awake  to  help  me,  and  behold. 
'  Thou  therefore,  0  Lord  God  of  hosts, 

The  God  of  Israel, 

Awake  to  visit  all  the  heathen : 

Be  not  merciful  to  any  wicked  transgressors.    [Seiah.] 

•  They  return  at  evening :  they  make  a  noise  Wet 

a  dog, 
And  go  round  about  the  city. 

*  Behold,  they  belch  out  icith  their  mouth  : 
Swords  are  in  their  lips : 

For  who,  say  they,  doth  hear  ? 
8  But  thou,  0  Lord,  shalt  laugh  at  them  ; 
Thou  shalt  have  all  the  heathen  in  derision. 

•  Because  of  hi*  strength  icill  I  wait  upon  thee  : 
For  God  is  my  defence. 

!0  The  God,  of  my  mercy  shall  prevent  me  : 
God  shall  let  me  see  my  desire  upon  mine  enemies 

11  Slay  them  not,  lest  my  people  forget : 
Scatter  them  by  thy  power  ; 
And  bring  them  down,  0  Lokd  our  shield. 

*  For  the  sin  of  their  mouth  and  the  icords  of  thfif 

lips 
Let  them  even  be  taken  in  their  pride  : 
And  for  cursing  and  lying  which  they  speak. 


Ps.  60.]         TlrE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  &5 

13  Consume  them  in  wrath  ; 

Consume  them,  that  they  may  not  be: 

And  ht  thon  know  that  God  ruhth  in  Jacob 

Unto  the  ends  of  the  earth.      [Selnh.] 
H  And  at  i  *  ning  ht  them  return  ;  and  let  them  make 
a  noim  like  a  dog, 

And  go  round  about  the  city. 
n  Lit  them  wander  up  and  doicnfrr  meat, 

And  g  1  hey  be  not  satisfied. 

M  But  I  wUl  ring  of  thy  power ; 

Yea,   I    will    sing    aloud    of   thy    mercy    in    the 
morning  : 

Tor  thou  host  been  my  defence 

And  refuge  in  the  day  of  my  trouble. 
11  Unto  tliee,  0  my  strength,  uul  I  sing  : 

For  God  is  my  defence,  and  the  God  of  my  mercy. 

Psalm   60. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shushan-eduth.  Michtam  of  Davii,  to 
teach  ;  when  he  strove  with  Aram-naharaim  and  will)  Arani- 
rohah,  when  Joab  returned,  and  smote  of  Edom  in  the  valley 
of  salt  twelve  thousand. 

0  GOB,  thou  hast  cast  us  off,  thou  hast  sc<ftt>red  us, 
Thou  hast  been  displeased  ;   O  turn  thyself  to  us 

again. 
*  TJiou  hast  made  the  earth  to  tremble ;   thou  haM 

broki  n  it  : 
Heal  the  breaches  thereof;  for  it  shaketb. 


*6  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  60. 

•  Thou  hast  shewed  thy  people  hard  things  : 

Thou  Last  made  us  to  drink  the  wine  of  astonish 
ment. 
4  Thou  hast  given  a  banner  to  them  that  fear  thee, 
That  it  may  be  displayed  because  of  the  truth 

[Selah.] 

8  That  thy  beloved  may  be  delivered  ; 

Save  with  thy  right  hand,  and  hear  me. 
1  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holiness  ; 

I  will  rejoice  ;  I  will  divide  Shechem, 

And  mete  out  the  valley  of  Succoth. 

7  Gilead  is  mine,  and  Manasseli  is  mine  ; 
Ephraim  also  is  the  strenath  of  mine  head, 
Judah  is  my  lawgiver  ; 

8  Moab  is  my  washpot ; 

Over  Edom  will  I  cast  out  my  shoe  : 
Philistia,  triumph  thou  because  of  me. 

•  Wlio  will  bring  me  into  the  strong  city  ? 
Who  will  lead  me  into  Edom  ? 

10  Wilt  not  thou,  0  God,  which  hadst  cast  us  off? 
And  thou,  0  God,  which  didst  not  go  out  with  otu 

armies  ? 

11  Give  us  help  from  trouble : 
For  vain  is  the  help  of  man. 

n  Through  Go^  we  shall  do  valiantly  : 
For  he  it  is  that  shall  tread  down  our  enemies. 


Pi.  62.]         TIIE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS  W 

pcalm   61. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Negiuah,  A  Psalm  of  I>  .vidL 

HEAR  my  cry,  0  Q 

Attend  unto  my  prayer. 

From  tki  earth  iriH  I  cry  unto  thee,  when 

my  heart  it 
Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  L 

*  Fur  thou  hast  been  a 

And  a  strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 
4  /  - 
I  will  trust  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings      [jM*.] 

*  For  thou,  0  Q 

Thou  hast  given  me  the  heritage  of  those  that  feai 
thy  name. 
4  77  _:•'*  "/  : 

And  his  yean  as  many  genera* : 
T  He  thaU  I  for  erer, 

0  prepare  mercy  and  truth.which  may  preserve  him 
8  8   I  Kill  ring  I    thy  name  for  ever, 

That  I  may  daily  perform  my  vows. 

Psalm  6-2. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  to  Jed-.  bq  cf  Davil 

TBCL  Y 

From  him  cometh  my  salvation. 
•77  Ion  ; 

He  is  my  defence  ;  I  shall  not  be  greatly  moved 


88  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         fPs.  61 

•  How  long  will  ye  imagine  mischief  against  a  man? 
Ye  shall  be  slain  all  of  you : 

As  a  bowing  vail  shall  ye  be, 
And  as  a  tottering  fence. 
4  They  only  consult  to  cast  him  dozen  from  his  excel 
lency : 
They  delight  in  lies  : 
They  bless  with  their  mouth, 
Bat  they  curse  inwardly.     -[Selah.] 

8  My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon  God  ; 

For  my  expectation  is  from  him. 
6  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  saltation  : 

He  is  my  defence  ;  I  shall  not  be  moved, 
"  In  God  is  my  salvation  and  my  glory  : 

The  rock  of  my  strength,  and  my  refuge,  is  in  God, 
1  Trust  in  him  at  all  times  ; 

Ye  people,  pour  out  your  heart  before  him  : 

God  is  a  refuge  for  us.     [Selah.] 

Surely  mm  of  low  degree  are  vanity,  and  men  of 
high  degree  are  a  lie  : 

To  1)2   laid   in   the  balance,   they  are  altogether 
lighter  than  vanity. 

*  Trust  not  iii  oppression,  and  become  not  vain  in 

robbery  : 
If  riches  increase,  set  not  your  heart  upon  them. 
J  God  hath  spoken  once  ; 
Twice  have  I  heard  this ;   that  power  belongetb 

unto  GocL 


K.  63.]  TnE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  W 

18  Also  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  belongeth  mercy  : 

For  thou  renderest  to  every  man  according  tc  hip 
work. 


Psttim  G3. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  when  be  ^as  in  the  wilderness  of  ,Tudal_ 

0  GOD,  thou  art  my  God; 
Early  will  I  seek  thee  : 

My  soul  I  /•  thee,  my  flesh  Ion  jet h  for  thee 

In  a  dry  and  thirsty  land,  where  no  water  is  ; 

thy  glory \ 
80  as  I  have  seen  thee  in  the  sanctuary. 

*  Became  thy  loving-kindness  is  better  than  life, 
My  lips  shall  praise  thee. 

4  Thus  tcill  I  bless  thee  while  1  lice  : 

1  will  lift  up  my  hands  in  thy  name. 

1  My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  with  marrow  and  fatness  , 
And  my  mouth  shall  praise  thee  with  joyful  lips  : 

•  When  I  remember  thee  upon  my  bed, 

And  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night  watches. 
T  Because  thou  hast  been  my  help, 

Therefore  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  rejoice 
9  My  soul  foUoweth  hard  after  thee  : 

Thy  right  hand  upholdeth  me. 

B"t  those  that  seek  my  soul,  to  destroy  tf, 
"^all  go  into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth. 


100  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  64 

20  71  ey  shaUfa.V.  by  the  sword  : 

They  shall  be  a  portion  for  foxes 
11  But  the  king  shall  rejoice  in  God , 

Every  one  that  siceareth  by  him  shall  glory  : 
Bet  the  mouth  of  them   that  speak   lies  shall  be 
stopped. 

Psalm  64. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HEAR  my  voice,  0  God,  in  my  prayer  : 
Pi  serve  my  life  from  fear  of  the  enemy. 
■  H  >  me  from  the  secret  counsel  of  the  wicked; 
I'r.  m  the  insurrection  of  the  workers  of  iniquity : 

7  whet  their  tongue  like  a  sword, 

I  bond  their  bows  to  shoot   their  arrows,  even 

bitter  words  : 
1  That  they  may  shoot  in  secret  at  the  perfect : 
S  .  1  lenly  do  they  shoot  at  him,  and  fear  not. 

v  encourage  themselves  in  an  ecU  matter: 
Th  ■  y  co  m  m  u  n  e  of  lay  in  g  sna  res  p  r  i  1  ily  ; 
They  say,  Who  shall  see  them  ? 
They  search  out  iniquities; 

t  search  : 
h  r.h  the  inward  thought  of  every  one  of  them,  and 

the  heart,  is  deep. 


B   '  God  shall  shoot  at  them  with  an  arrow  ; 
Suddenly  shall  they  be  wounded. 


Ps.  65.]  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  101 

•  80  they  shall   make  their  own  tongue  to  fall 

themselves : 
All  that  see  them  shall  flee  away. 

•  And  'iJl  'men  shall  fear,  and  shall  declare  the 

of  a 
For  they  shall  wisely  consider  of  his  doing1. 

*  The  righteous  shall  be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and 

i  in  him  ; 
And  all  the  upright  in  heart  shall  glory. 

Psalm  66. 

To  the  chief  Musician.  A  Psalm  and  Song  of  David. 

PRAISE  waUeth  for  thee,  0  God,  in  Zion  : 
And  unto  thee  shall  the  vow  be  performed. 

*  0  thou  that  hut  rest  prayer, 
Unto  thee  shall  all  flesh  come. 

'  Iniquities  prevail  against  me  : 
As  for  our  transgressions,  thou  shalt  purge 
away. 
i  Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  choosest, 
And  causest  to  approach  unto  thee,  that  he  ma} 

dwell  in  thy  courts  : 
We  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  goodness  of  thy  house, 
Even  of  thy  holy  temple. 

*  By  terrible  things  in  righteousness  wilt  thou  a 

ttt, 
O  God  of  our  salvation  ; 


102  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  65 

Who  art  the  confidence  of  all  the  ends  of  the  earth, 

And  of  them  that  are  afar  off  upon  the  sea  : 
8  Which  by  his  strength  setteth  fast  tlie  mountains  ; 

Being  girded  with  power  : 

Which  stilleth  the  noise  of  the  seas 

The  noise  of  their  waves,  and  the  tumult  of  th* 
people. 
8  They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  are  afraid 
at  thy  tokens : 

Thou  makest  the  outgoings  ■-•*  the  morning  and 
evening  to  rejoice. 
•  Thou  Tidiest  the  earth,  and  waterest  it : 

Thou  greatly  en  rich  est  it  with  the  river  of  God, 
which  is  full  of  water : 

Thou  preparest  them  corn, 

When  thou  hast  so  provided  for  it. 
ie  Thou  waterest  the  ridges  thereof  abundantly  ; 

Thou  settlest  the  furrows  thereof: 

Thou  makest  it  soft  with  shcncers : 

Thou  blessest  the  springing  thereof. 
M  TJwu  crownest  the  year  with  thy  goodness; 

And  thy  paths  drop  fatness. 
li  They  drop  upon  the  pastures  of  the  wilderneu: 

And  the  little  hills  rejoice  on  every  side. 
w  Hie  pastures  are  clotlied  with  flocks  ; 

Tfie  xalleys  also  are  covered  over  with  corn  : 

They  shout  for  joy,  they  also  sing. 


P.   66.1  TI1E   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  103 

Psalm  66. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Song  or  Psalm. 

MA .  \d»: 

*  Sing  forth  the  honour  of  his  name  : 

Make  his  praise  glorious. 
s  >  |  rkif 

Through  the  greatness  of  tli;  »haU   thine 

enemies  submit  themselves  unto  thee. 
1  All  the  earth  shall  worMp  tu<  untc 

thee  ; 
Thev  shall  sing  to  thy  name.     [SeJah.] 

'  >d  : 
He  is  terrible  in  his  doing  toward  the  children  ol 
men. 
6  II  turned  (hi  $ea  into  dry  la 

Tlc(%  I  on  foot : 

There  did  we  rejoice  in  him. 
1  lie  ruleth  by  /•; 

U>'  >s : 

Let  not  the  rebellious  exalt  themselves.     [Seiim.] 

1  0  oh 
And  make  the  voice  of  his  praise  to  be  heard: 

And  suffereth  not  our  feet  to  be  moved, 
i*  For  thou,  0  God,  hast  pr 

Thou  hast  tried  us,  as  silver  is  tried. 


104  THE   BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         fPs.  67 

11  Tfwu  bvonglitest  us  into  the  net ; 
Thou  laidst  affliction  upon  our  loins. 

18  Thou  hast  caused  men  to  ride  over  our  heads: 
We  went  through  fire  and  through  water : 
But  thou  broughtest  us  out  into  a  wealthy  place. 

n  I  will  go  into  thy  house  with  burnt-offerings : 

I  will  pay  thee  my  vows, 
14  Which  my  lips  have  uttered, 

And  my  mouth  hath  spoken  when  I  was  in  trouble 
16 1  will  offer  unto  thee  burnt-sacrifices  of  failings, 

With  the  incense  of  rams: 

I  will  offer  bullocks  with  goats.     [Selah.] 

18  Come  and  hear,  all  ye  that  fear  God, 
And  I  will  declare  what  he  hath  done  for  my  soul 

17  I  cried  unto  him  with  my  mouth, 
And  he  was  extolled  with  my  tongue. 

18  If  I  regard  iniquity  in  my  heart, 
The  Lord  will  not  hear  me : 

,f  But  verily  God  hath  heard  me  ; 

He  hath  attended  to  the  voice  of  my  prayer. 
10  Blessed  be  God, 

Which  hath  not  turned  away  my  prayer, 

Nor  his  mercy  from  me. 

{halm  67. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  on  Neginoth,  A  P&Alm  or  Songi 

I  GOD  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us  ; 


Ps.  68.]  THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  100 

1  Tliat  thy  way  may  be  known  upon  earth, 

Thy  saving  health  among  all  nations. 
1  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  0  God; 

Let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 
4  0  let  the  nations  be  glad  and  sing  for  joy  : 

For  thou  shalt  judge  the  people  righteously, 

And  govern  the  nations  upon  earth.     [Selah.) 
1  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  0  God  ; 

Let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 
1  Then  shall  the  earth  yield  her  increase  ; 

And  God,  even  our  own  God,  shall  bless  us. 
1  God  shall  bless  us  ; 

And  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  fear  him. 


Psalm  68. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  or  Song  of  David. 

LET  God  arise,  let  Jm  enemies  be  scattered : 

Let  them  also  that  hate  him  flee  before  him. 
•  As  smoke  is  driven  aicay,  so  drive  them  away : 

As  wax  melteth  before  the  fire, 

So  let  the  wicked  perish  at  the  presence  of  God. 
1  But  let  the  righteous  be  glad;  let  them  rejoice  befori 
God: 

Yea,  let  them  exceedingly  rejoice. 

4  Sing  unto  God 
Sing  praises  to  his  name : 


106  THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  68 

Exto.  him  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens 

By  his  name  JAR, 

And  rejoice  before  him. 
6  A  father  of  the  fatherless,  and  a  judge  of  the  widows 

is  God  in  his  holy  habitation. 
•  God  setteth  the  solitary  in  families: 

lie  bringeth  out  those  which  are  bound  with  chains 

But  the  rebellious  dwell  in  a  dry  land. 


1  0  God,  when  thou  wentest  forth  before  thy  people, 
When  thou  didst  march  through  the  wilderness 

[Selah.] 

8  The  earth  shook,  the  heavens  also  dropped  at  tlie 
presence  of  God : 
Even  Sinai  itself  was  moved  at  the  presence  of  God, 
the  God  of  Israel. 
•  Thou,  0  God,  didst  send  a  plentiful  rain, 
Whereby  thou  didst  confirm  tliine  inheritance,  when 
it  was  weary. 
16  Thy  congregation  heath  dwelt  therein  : 
Thou,  O  God,  hast  prepared  of  thy  goodness  for  the 
poor. 

11  TJie  Lord  gave  the  word  : 

Great  was  the  company  of  those  that  published  it. 

12  Kings  of  armies  did  flee  apace  : 

And  she  that  tarried  at  home  divided  the  spoil. 

13  Though  ye  have  lien  among  the  pots,  yet  shall  ye  be 

as  the  icings  of  a  dove  covered  with  silver, 
And  her  feathers  with  yellow  gold. 


Ps  68.]  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  1(T 

14  Whi  n  the  Almighty  scattered  kings  in  it, 

It  was  white  as  snow  in  Salmon. 

"  Tlte  hill  of  God  is  as  the  lull  of  Baslian 

An  high  hill  as  the  hill  of  Bashan. 
11  Why  hap  ye,  y<:  high  hi 

2%M  ohich  God  desireth  to  dicdl  i?i: 

Yea,  the  Lord  will  dwell  in  it  for  ever. 
11  The  chariots  of  God  art  twenty  thousand,  even  thou. 
setnds  of  angels : 

The  Lord  is  among  them,  as  in  Sinai,  in  the  holy 
place. 
w  Thou  hast  ascended  on  high. 

Thou  hast  led  captivity  captive  : 

Thou  hast  gifts  for  men  ; 

Yea,  for  the  rebellious  also,  that  the   Lord  God 
might  dwell  among  them, 
,f  Blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Who  daily  loadeth  us  with  benefits, 

Even  the  God  of  our  salvation.     [Selah.] 
w  He  thai  is  our  God  is  the  God  of  scthation  ; 

And  unto  God  the  Lord  belong  the  issues  from  death. 
91  But  God  shall  wound  the  head  of  his  enemies, 

And  the  hairy  scalp  of  such  an  one  as  goeth  on  still 
in  his  trespasses. 
B  TJie  Lord  said,  Iicill  bring  again  from  Bas\an, 

I  will  bring  my  people  again  from  the  depths  of 
the  sea : 


108  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  68 

,3  That  thy  foot  may  be  dipped  in  the  Moo  I  of  thins 
enemies, 
And  the  tongue  of  thy  dogs  in  the  same. 

84  They  have  seen  thy  goings,  0  God  ; 

Even   the  goings   of  my  God,  my  King,   in   the 
sanctuary. 
tt  Tlie  singers  went  before,  the  players  on  instrument* 
followed  after  ; 
Among  them  were  the  damsels  playing  with  tim- 
brels. 
16  Bless  ye  God  in  the  congregations, 

Even  the  Lord,  from  the  fountain  of  Israel. 
87  There  is  little  Benjamin  with  their  ruler, 
The  princes  of  Jitdah  and  their  council, 
The  princes  of  Zebulun,  and  the  princes  of  Naphtali. 

w  Thy  God  hath  commanded  thy  strength  : 

Strengthen,  O  God,  that  which  thou  hast  wrought 
for  us. 

n  Because  of  thy  temple  at  Jerusalem 
Shall  kings  bring  presents  unto  thee. 

K  Rebuke  the  company  of  spearmen, 

The  multitude  of  the  bulls,  with  the  calves  of  the 

people, 
Till  every  one  submit  himself  with  pieces  of  silver  : 
Scatter  thou  the  people  that  delight  in  war. 

n  Princes  shall  come  out  of  Egypt ; 
Ethiopia  shall  soon  stretch  out  her  hands  unto  God 


Ps.  69.  J         THE   BOOK   Ob    i'SALMS.  10ft 

*  Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms  of  the  earth  ; 

0  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord.      [Selah.] 

n  To  him  that  rideth   upon  the  heavens  of  hcivem 
wh  irh  icere  of  old  ; 
Lo,  he  doth  send  out  his  voice,  and  that  a  mighty 
voice. 
M  Ancribt  ye  strength  unto  God  : 
Bis  excellency  is  over  Israel, 
And  his  strength  is  in  the  clouds. 
u  0  God,  thou  art  terrible  out  of  thy  holy  places : 
The  God  of  Israel  is  he  that  giveth  strength  ana 

power  unto  hi3  people. 
Blessed  be  God. 

Psalm   69. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shoshannim,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

8 AYE  me,  0  God  ; 

For  the  waters  are  come  in  unto  my  soul. 
1 1  sink  in  deep  mire,  ichere  there  is  no  standing : 

1  am  come  into  deep  waters,  where  the  floods  ovez« 

flow  me. 
1  lam  iceary  of  my  crying :  my  throat  is  dried : 

Mine  eyes  fail  while  I  wait  for  my  God 
1  They  that  hate  me  idthout  a  cause  are  more  than  the 
hairs  of  mine  head  : 
Tliey  that  irould  destroy  me,  being  mine  enemiei 

%cr  on  g fully,  are  mighty  : 
Then  I  restored  that  which  I  took  not  away. 


110  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  69 


5  0  God,  thou  knowest  my  foolishness  ; 

And  my  sins  are  not  hid  from  thee. 
%  Let  not  them  that  icait  on  thee,  0  Lord  God  of  hosts, 
be  ashamed  for  my  sake  : 
Let  not  those  that  seek  thee  be  confounded  for  my 
sake,  0  God  of  Israel. 
T  Because  for  thy  sake  I  have  borne  reproach  ; 

Shame  hath  covered  my  face. 
•  Lam  become  a  sir  anger  unto  my  brethren, 
And  an  alien  unto  my  mother's  children. 
9  For  the  zeal  of  thine  house  hath  eaten  me  up; 
And  the  reproaches  of  them  that  reproached  the* 
are  fallen  upon  me. 

10  When  I  wept,  and  chastened  my  soul  with  fasting, 
That  was  to  my  reproach. 

11  I  made  sackcloth  also  my  garment ; 
And  I  became  a  proverb  to  them. 

,s  They  that  sit  in  the  gate  speak  against  me; 
And  I  was  the  song  of  the  drunkards. 

18  But  as  for  me,  my  prayer  is  unto  thee,  0  Lord, 

In  an  acceptable  time  : 

0  God,  in  the  multitude  of  thy  mercy  hear  me, 

In  the  truth  of  thy  salvation. 
14  Deliver  me  out  of  the  mire, 

And  let  me  not  sink  : 

Let  me  be  delivered  from  them  that  hate  me. 

And  out  of  the  c**p  water* 


8 


Pb.  69.]  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  Ill 

u  Trt  ■'.  r-flood  overflow  me, 

And  let  not  the  pit  shut  her  mouth  upon  me. 
,s  Hear  me,  0  Lord ;  for  thy  loving-k  riood  , 

Turn   unto  me   according  to  the  multitude  of  thl 
tender  mercies. 
11  And  t\y  face  from  thy  servant ;  for  I  am 

in  t 
Hoar  me  speedily. 
18  Dr<'  to  my  soul,  and  redeem  it : 

Deliver  me  because  of  mine  enemies. 

I  !9  TJi  wi  my  reproach,  and  my  shame,  and 

-  are  all  before  thee. 
90  7?  y  heart  ; 

And  I  am  full  of  heavinec 

And  [looked  for  some  to  take  pity,  hut  there  was  n^>ne  ; 
And  for  comforters,  but  I  found  none. 

bo  gal1,  for  my  meat ; 
And  in  mv  thirst  they  gave  me  vinegar  to  drink, 

n  Lei  me  a  snare  before  them  : 

And  that  which  should  have  been  for  their  welfare* 
let  it  become  a  trap. 

K  Let  their  eyes  be  darkened,  that  they  tot  : 
And  make  their  loins  continually  to  shake, 

u  P"  \  on  them, 

And  let  tkv  wrathful  anger  take  hold  of  theiii 


112  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  TPs-  *9 

w  Let  their  habitation  he  desolate  ; 

And  let  none  dwell  in  their  tents. 
w  For  they  persecute  him  whom  thou  hast  smitten  ; 

And  they  talk  to  the  grief  of  those  whom  thou 
hast  wounded. 
r  Add  iniquity  unto  their  iniquity  : 

And  let  them  not  come  into  thy  righteousness. 
18  Let  them  be  blotted  out  of  the  book  of  the  living, 

And  not  be  written  with  the  righteous. 
29  But  I  am  poor  and  sorrowful : 

Let  thy  salvation,  O  God,  set  me  up  on  high. 
80  I icill  praise  the  name  of  God  with  a  song, 

And  will  magnify  trim  with  thanksgiving. 
1  This  also  shall  please  the,  Lord  better  than  an  ox 

Or  bullock  that  hath  horns  and  hoofs. 
15  The  humble  shall  see  this,  and  be  glad  ; 

And  your  heart  shall  live  that  seek  God. 
13  For  the  Lord  heareth  the  poor, 

And  despiseth  not  his  prisoners. 

M  Let  the  heaven  and  earth  praise  him, 

The  seas,  and  every  thing  that  moveth  therein 
u  For  God  icill  save  Zion, 

And  will  build  the  cities  of  Judah  : 

TJiat  they  may  die  ell  there, 

And  have  it  in  possession. 
*  The  seed  also  of  his  servants  shall  inherit  it : 

And  they  that  love  his  name  shall  dwell  therein 


Ps.  7i.1  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  113 

Psnlm  70. 

Tu  the  chief  Musician,  A  Plata  ©f  David,  to  bring  t3  reiuembianca 

MA  R 

>  help  me,  0  Lord. 
}  Zt^  them  be  asltomed  and  confounded  that  seek  after 
my  i 

them  be  turned  backward,  and  put  to  confusion, 
that  desire  my  hurt. 
3  Let  thi  m  for  a  reward  of  their  shame 

.  aha  ! 

And  let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  continually, 
Let  God  be  magnified. 

*  But  I  am  poor  and  nei  dy  : 

ke  haste  unto  me,  0  God : 
Thox  \>  and  my  deliverer : 

0  Lord,  make  no  tarrying. 

Psalm  71. 

IN  thee,  0  Lord,  do  I  put  my  trust; 

Let  me  never  be  put  to  confusion. 

•  Dt  i  thy  righteousness,  and  cav.u  me  ta 

Incline  thine  ear  unto  me,  and  save  me. 
1  Be  thou  my  strong  habitation, 
Whereunto  I  may  continually  resort : 


114  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         (Ps.  71 

Thou  hast  given  commandment  to  save  me  ; 
For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress. 
4  Deliver  me,  0  my   God,  out  of  the  hand  of  tlu 
wicked, 
Out  of  the  hand  of  the  unrighteous  and  cruel  man 

I  For  thou  art  mine  hope,  0  Lord  God  : 
Thou  art  my  trust  from  my  youth. 

e  By  tliee  have  I  been  holden  up  from  the  womb  : 
Thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of  my  mother's  bowels . 
My  praise  shall  be  continually  of  thee. 

1  I  am  as  a  wonder  unto  many  ; 
But  thou  art  my  strong  refuge. 

8  Let  my  mouth  be  filled  with  thy  praise 
And  with  thy  honour  all  the  day. 

9  Cast  me  not  off  in  the  time  of  old  age  ; 
Forsake  me  not  when  my  strength  faileth. 

»  For  mine  enemies  speak  against  me  ; 
And  they  that  lay  wait  for  my  soul  take  counsel  to 
get  her, 

II  Baying,  God,  hath  forsaken  him  : 

Persecute  and  take  him  ;  for  there  is  none  to  delivei 
him. 
13  0  God,  be  not  far  from  me  . 

O  my  Gocl,  make  haste  for  my  help. 
18  Let  them  be  confounded  and  consumed  that  are  ad- 
versaries to  my  soul ; 
Let  them  be  covered  with,  reproach  and  dishonow 
that  seek  my  hurt. 


Ps.  71.]         THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  115 

14  But  I  will  hope  continually, 

And  will  yet  praise  thee  mure  and  more. 
u  My  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  righteousness 
And  thy  salvation  all  the  day  ;  for  I  know  not  .the 
numbers  thereof. 
11  Itcill  go  in  the  strength  of  the  Lord  God  : 

I  will  make  mention  of  thy  righteousness,  even  of 
thine  only. 
17  0  God,  thou  hast  taught  me  from  my  youth  ; 

And  hitherto  have  I  declared  thy  wondrous  works 
M  Now  also  when  I  am  old  and  gray-headed, 
O  God,  forsake  me  not ; 

Until  I  hate  shewed  thy  strength  unto  this  gener- 
ation, 
And  thy  power  to  every  one  that  is  to  come. 
n  Thy  righteousness  also,  0   God,  is  very  high,  whc 
hast  done  great  things  : 
O  God,  who  is  like  unto  thee  ! 

*  Thou,  which  hast  sJiewed  me  great  and  sore  troubles 

•  Shalt  quicken  me  again, 

And  shalt  bring  me  up  again  from  the  depths  of 
the  earth. 
11  Thou  shalt  increase  my  greatness, 
And  comfort  me  on  every. side. 

n  Ixdll  also  praise  thee  icith  the  psaltery, 
Even  tin  truth,  0  my  God. 
Unto  thee  will  I  sing  with  the  harp, 
O  thou  Holy  One  of  Israel. 


U«  THE  BOOK  OP  PSALMS.         fPs  7* 

i?'  My  lips  shall  greatly  rejoice  iclien  I  sing  unto  thee  ; 

And  my  soul,  which  thou  hast  redeemed. 
84  My  tongue  also  shall  talk  of  thy  righteousness  all  tht 
day  long : 
For  they  are  confounded,  for  they  are  brought  unto 
shame,  that  seek  my  hurt. 


ttsalm   72. 

A  Psalm  for  Solomon. 

GIVE  the  Jdng  thy  judgments,  0  God, 
And  thy  righteousness  unto  the  king's  son. 
s  He  shall  judge  thy  people  icith  righteousness, 

And  thy  poor  with  judgment. 
2  The  mountains  shall  bring  peace  to  the  people, 

And  the.  little  hills,  by  righteousness. 
4  He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the  people^ 
He  shall  save  the  children  of  the  needy,  and  shall 
break  in  pieces  the  oppressor. 
6  They  shojl  fear  thee  as  long  as  the  sun  and  moon 
endure, 
Throughout  all  generations. 
6  He  shall  come  down    Wee    rain    upon  the  mown 
grass : 
As  showers  that  water  the  earth. 
T  In  his  days  shall  the  righteous  flourish  ; 
And  abundance  of  peace  so  long  as  the  moon  en* 
dureth. 


P..  72.]  THE  BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  Ii7 

*  11 
And  from  the  riwr  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 
U  shall  bow ! 
his  enemies  shall  lick  the  dust. 

I  The  kings  of  Ta/rshish  and  oj 

The  kings  of  Sheba  and  Seba  shall  offer  gifts. 

him  : 
All  nations  shall  serve  him. 

The  poor  also,  and  him  that  hath  no  helper, 

II  He  shall  spare  the  poor  and  needy, 
And  shall  save  the  souls  of  the  needy. 

14  11  shall 

And  precious  shall  their  blood  be  in  his  sight. 
*Andhes)  lam  shall  le  gi 

gold 
Prayer  also  shall  be  made  for  him  continually  ; 
daily  shall  he  be  praised. 
1  Thei  an  handful  of  corn  in  the  earth 

Upon  the  top  of  the  mountains  : 
TJie  fruit  thereof  shall  shake  like  Lebanon  : 
And  they  of  the  city  shall  flourish  like  grass  of  the 
earth. 
T  His  name  shall  endure  for  ever  : 
His  name  shall  be  continued  as  long  as  thf;  sun  : 
An  :  in  him  : 

All  nations  shall  call  him  blessed. 


118  THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.         [Pa.  73 

18  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God, 

The  God  of  Israel,  who  only  doe th  wondrc  us  things 
18  And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name  for  ever  : 

And  let  the  whole  earth  be  filled  with  his  glory, 

Amen  and  Amen. 

*>  Tbe  prayers  of  David  the  son  of  Jesse  are  ended* 

Psnlm  73. 

A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

TR  JJL  Y  God  is  good  to  Israel, 

Even  to  such  as  are  of  a  clean  heart. 
*  But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were  almost  gone  ; 

My  steps  had  well  nigh  slipped. 
8  For  I  teas  envious  at  the  foolish, 

When  I  saw  the  prosperity  of  the  wicked. 

4  For  there  are  no  bands  in  their  death  : 
But  their  strength  is  firm. 

5  They  are  not  in  trouble  as  other  men  ; 
Neither  are  they  plagued  like  other  men. 

8  Therefore  pride  compasseth  them  about  as  a  chain  ; 
Violence  covereth  them  as  a  garment. 

7  TJteir  eyes  stand  out  with  fatness  : 
They  have  more  than  heart  could  wish. 

8  Tfiey  are  corrupt,  and  speak  wickedly  concerning 

oppression : 
They  speak  loftily. 

They  set  tJieir  mouth  against  the  heaven*, 
And  their  tongue  walketh  through  the  earth. 


P>.  -31  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  119 

10  Therefore  his  \  n  hUhi  r: 

And  waters  of  a  full  cup  out  to  them. 

11  And  they  say,  11  0  d  th  I 

And  is  there  knowledge  in  the  Most  High? 

11  Behold,  these  are  the  ungodly,  icho  prosper  in  the 
ico  rid  ; 

They  increase  in  riches, 
u  Verily  1 1  i<  d  my  heart  in  vain, 

And  washed  my  hands  in  innocency. 

14  For  all  the  clay  long  have  Ibeen plagued, 
And  chastened  every  morning. 

15  If  I  say,  I  will  sjh  ak  th  us  ; 

Behold,  I  should  offend  against  the  generation  of 
thy  children. 

16  When  I  thought  to  know  this, 
It  was  too  painful  for  me  ; 

17  Until  1 10  nt  into  the  sanctuary  of  God ; 
Then  understood  I  their  end. 

18  Surely  thou  didst  set  then  in  slippery  places  : 
Thou  castedst  them  down  into  destruction. 

11  Hoic  are  they  brought  into  desolation,  as  in  a  moment! 

They  are  utterly  consumed  with  terrors. 
*  As  a  dream  when  one  awaketh  ; 

So,  O  Lord,  when  thou  awakest,  thou  shale  despise 
their  image. 

11  Tlius  my  heart  icas  grieved, 
And  I  was  pricked  in  my  reins. 


120  TH&  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  74 

M  So  foolish  teas  I,  and  ignorant ; 
I  was  as  a  beast  before  tliee. 

rtheless  lam  continually  icith  thee: 
Thou  bast  holden  me  by  my  right  band. 
u  Thou  shall  guide  me  with  thy  counsel, 

And  afterward  receive  me  to  glory. 
w  Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  th     ' 

And  there  is  none  upon  earth  that  I  desire  besides 
thee. 
**  My  flesh  and  my  heart  fail dh  : 
But  God  is  the  strength  of  my  heart,  and  my  portion 
for  ever. 

*7  For  lo,  they  that  are  far  from  thee,  shall 'perish  : 
Thou  hast  destroyed  all  them  that  go  a  whoring 
from  thee. 

18  But  it  u  good  for  me  to  draw  near  to  God : 
I  have  put  my  trust  in  the  Lord  God, 
That  I  may  declare  all  thy  works. 

Psalm  74. 

Maschil  of  Asaph. 

0  GOD,  ichy  hast  thou  cast  us  off  for  ever  f 
Why  doth  thine  anger  smoke  against  the  sheep  oA 
thy  pasture  ? 
•  Remember  thy  congregation,  § 

Which  thou  hast  purchased  of  old ; 


P8  74-1  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  121 

The  rod  ofthi 

ich  tliou  hast  redeemed  ; 
Th 

rein  thou  Last  dwelt. 

'"as; 
Even  all  that  the  enemy  hath  dune  wickedly  in  th 
sanctuary. 
A  T/<  i  lofthyecng  rega J ' 

They  set  up  their  ensigns  . 
*  A  n  .''ding  as  / 

1  But  now  tiny  break  clown  the  carved  work  thereof 

at  once  with  axes  and  hanim 
'  Th  ry, 

They  have  defiled  by  casting  down  the  dwelling 

place  of  thy  name  to  the  ground. 
9  Tl.  ,  is,   L  :    us  d  sft   y  them 

They  have  burned  up  all  the  synagogues  of  God  in 

the  land. 
*We*     not      'signs:  27   ■-   u      mot    i  vy prophet. 
Neither  is  there  among  us  any  that  knoweth  ho^v 

long. 

'  0  Q 

Shall  the  enemy  blaspheme  thy  name  for  ever? 
1  Wh%  thou   iky 

Pluck  it  out  of  thy  bosom. 


122  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.         LPs-  74 


19  For  God  is  my  King  of  old, 

Working  salvation  in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 
18  Thou  didst  divide  the  sea  by  thy  strength  : 

Thou  brakest  the  heads  of  the  dragons  in  the  waters, 

14  Thou  breakest  the  heads  of  leviathan  in  pieces, 
And  gavest  him  to  be  meat  to  the  people  inhabiting 

the  wilderness. 

15  Thou  didst  cleave  the  fountain  and  the  flood : 
Thou  driedst  up  mighty  rivers. 

16  The  day  is  thine,  the  night  also  is  thine  : 
Thou  hast  prepared  the  light  and  the  sun. 

"  Thou  hast  set  all  the  borders  of  the  earth  : 
Thou  hast  made  summer  and  winter. 

18  Remember  this,  that  the  enemy  hath  reproached,  0 
Lord, 
And  that  the  foolish  people  have  blasphemed  thy 
name. 
w  0  deliver  not  the  soul  of  thy  turtle-dove  unto  tM 
multitude  of  the  wicked : 
Forget  not  the  congregation  of  thy  poor  for  ever. 
w  Have  respect  unto  the  covenant : 
For  the  dark  places  of  the  earth  are  full  of  the  hab- 
itations of  cruelty. 
11  0  let  not  the  oppressed  return  ashamed : 

Let  the  poor  and  needy  praise  thy  name. 
13  Arise,  0  God,  plead  thine  own  cause  : 
Remember  how  the  foolish  man  reproacheth  the* 
daily. 


Ps.  75.]         THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  138 

n  Forget  not  the  voice  of  thine  ene?nies : 
The  tumult  of  those  that  rise  up  agaiDst  thee  in 
creaseth  continually. 


Psalm  75. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Al-taschith,  A  Psaim  or  Song  of  Asaph. 

UXTO  thee,  0  God,  do  we  give  thanks, 
Unto  thee  do  we  give  thanks : 
For  that  thy  name  is  near, 
Thy  wondrous  works  declare. 

•  When  I  riurfl  receive  the  congregation 
I  will  judge  uprightly. 

*  The  earth  and  all  the  inhabitants  thereof  are  di* 

solved  : 
[  bear  up  the  pillars  of  it.     [Seiah.j 


'  I  said  unto  the  foote,  Deal  not  fooU-shhj  : 
And  to  the  wicked,  Lift  not  up  the  horn  ; 
Lift  not  up  your  horn  on  high  : 
Speak  not  with  a  stiff  neck. 
For  promotion  cometh  neither  from  the  east, 
Xoi  from  the  west,  nor  from  the  south. 
But  God  is  the  judge  : 

He  putteth  down  one,  and  setteth  up  anothei. 
For  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord  there  is  a  cup, 
And  the  wine  is  red  ; 


124  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  76 

It  is  full  of  mixture  ;  and  hepoureth  out  of  the  same 

but  the  dregs  thereof 
All  the  wicked  of  tlie  earth,  shall  wring  them  00  \ 

and  drink  them. 

•  But  I  will  declare  for  ever  ; 

I  will  sing  praises  to  the  God  of  Jacob. 
18  All  the  horns  of  the  wicked  also  mil  I  cut  off; 

But  the  horns  of  the  righteous  shall  be  exalted. 


Psalm  76. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  on  Xeginoth,  A  Psalm  or  Song  of  Asaph 

IX  Judo.li  is  God  Known: 
His  name  is  great  in  Israel. 
f  In  Salem  also  is  his  tabernacle, 
And  his  dwelling-place  in  Zion. 

3  There  brake  he  the  arrows  of  the  bow. 

The  shield,  and  the  sword,  and  the  battle.    jSelah.] 

4  Thou  art  more  glorious  and  excellent  than  ths  moun- 

tains of  prey. 
1  The  stout-hearted  are  spoiled, 
Tlif.y  have  slept  their  sleep  : 

And  none  of  the  men  of  might  have  found  theij 
hands. 
•  At  thy  rebuke,  0  God  of  Jacob, 
Both  the  chariot  and  horse  are  cast  into  a  dead  sleep 


P».  77.]  TIIE    BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  125 

'  Thou,  even  thou,  art  to  b 

And  who  may  stand  in  thy  m  on«  thou 

art  angry  ? 
1  Thou  di  dgment  to  he  heard  from  heaven ; 

The  earth  feared,  and  was  still, 
•  When  God  arose  to  judgment, 

To  save  all  the  meek  of  the  earth.     [Felah.] 

7.  &A  wrath  of  man  shall  praise  the  : 
The  remainder  of  wrath  slialt  thou  restrain. 
p   V  "nto  the  Lord  your  God  : 

Let  all  that  be  round  about  him  bring  presents  unto 
him  that  ouirht  to  be  feared. 
wHethattcui   ffth*  wpvrU  of princes : 
He  is  terrible  to  the  kings  of  the  earth. 


Psalm  77. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  to  Jeduthun,  A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

I  CRIED  unto  God  with  my  b 

Even  unto  God  with  my  voice  ;   and  he  gave  eai 
unto  me. 
*  In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I  sought  the  Lord  : 

My  a  the  night,  and  ceased  not : 

My  soul  refused  to  be  comforted. 
8  In  7  God,  and  teas  troubled  : 

I    complained,  and  my   spirit  was   overwhelmed 

[Selaii.] 


126  THE   BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Pi.  it 

4  Thou  holdest  mine  eyes  waking  : 
I  am  so  troubled  that  I  cannot  speak. 

I I  have  considered  the  days  of  old, 
The  years  of  ancient  times. 

•  I  call  to  remembrance  my  song  in  the  night  t 
I  commune  with  mine  own  heart : 
And  my  spirit  made  diligent  search 

1  Will  the  Lord  cast  off  for  ever  f 

And  will  he  be  favourable  no  more  ? 
8  Is  his  mercy  clean  gone  for  ever  t 

Doth  his  promise  fail  for  evermore  ? 

•  Hath  God  forgotten  to  he  gracious  t 
Hath  he  in  anger  shut  up  his  tender  mercies  ?  [Selitfi.] 

,c  And  I  said,  This  is  my  infirmity  : 

But  I  will  remember  the  years  of  the  right  hand 
of  the  Most  High. 

II I  will  remember  the  works  of  the  Lord  : 
Surely  I  will  remember  thy  wonders  of  old. 

n  I  will  meditate  also  of  all  thy  work, 

And  talk  of  thy  doings. 
u  Thy  way,  0  God,  is  in  the  sanctuary  : 

Who  is  so  great  a  God  as  our  God  ! 
M  Thou  art  the  God  that  doest  wonders : 

Thou  hast  declared  thy  strength  among  the  peopli 
tt  Thou  hast  icith  thine  arm  redeemed  thy  people, 

The  sons  of  Jacob  and  Joseph.     [Selah.] 
16  The  waters  saw  thee,  0  God, 

The  waters  saw  thee  ;  they  were  afraid  : 

The  depths  also  were  troubled. 


IV  78.]         THE  BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  127 

11  The  cloud* poured  out  water  : 

Th  1  d : 

Thine  arrows  also  went  abroad. 

18  The  mice  of  thy  thundi  r  was  in  the  heaven: 
The  lightnings  lightened  the  world  * 

The  earth  trembled  and  shook. 

19  Thy  way  is  in  the  sea, 

And  thy  path  in  the  great  waters, 
And  thy  footsteps  are  not  known. 
10  Thou  leddest  thy  people  like  a  flock 
By  the  hand  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 


Psalm   78. 

MaachH  of  Asaph. 
GIVE  ear,  0  my  p  tople,  to  my  laic  : 
Incline  your  ears  to  the  words  of  my  month. 
8  /  wiU  "[>■  n  my  mouth  in  a  parable  : 

I  will  utter  dark  sayings  of  old  : 
*  Which  Wi  d  and  known, 

And  our  fathers  have  told  us. 
4  We  trill  not  hide  them  from  their  children. 
Sharing  to  the  generations  to  come  the  praises  of  the 

Lord, 
And  his  strength,  and  his  wonderful  works  that  be 
hath  done. 
1  For  he  established  a  testimony  in  Jacob, 
And  appointed  a  law  in  IsraeL 


128  THE   BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  78 

Which  he  commanded  our  fathers, 
That  they  should  make  them  known  to  their  chil 
dren  : 

*  That  the  generation  to  come  might  know  U 
Even  the  children  which  should  be  born  : 

Who  should  arise  and  declare  them  to  their  children 

I  That  they  might  set  their  hope  in  God, 
And  not  forget  the  works  of  God, 
But  keep  his  commandments  : 

8  And  might  not  be  as  tin :ir  fathers,  a  stubborn 
rebellious  generation  ; 
A  generation  that  set  net  their  heart  aright, 
And  whose  spirit  was  not  steadfast  with  God. 

*  The  children  of  Ephraim,  being  armed,  and  carry 

ing  bows, 
Turned  back  in  the  day  of  battle. 
10  They  kept  not  the  covenant  of  God, 
And  refused  to  walk  in  his  law ; 

II  And  for  gat  his  works, 
And  his  wonders  that  he  had  shewed  them. 

■veUous  things  did  he  in  the  sight  of  their  fa&e 

In  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  field  of  Zoan. 
M  He  divided  the  sea,  and  caused  them  to  pass  throug 

And  he  made  the  waters  to  stand  as  an  heap. 
w  In  the  day-time  also  he  Jed  them  with  a  cloud, 

And  all  the  night  with  a  light  of  fire. 
16  He  clave  the  rod's  in  the  icilderness, 

Aiid  gave  them  drink  as  out  of  the  great  depth 


Ps   78.]  TIIE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  12G 

15  lie  brought  stream*  also  out  of  the  rock, 
And  caused  waters  to  run  down  like  rivers. 


'  n  A  rd  yet  more  ag 

By  provoking  the  Most  High  in  the  wilderness. 

By  asking  meat  for  their  lust. 
•?  Y  'rod; 

They  said,  Can  God  furnish  a  table  in  the  wilder 
ness? 
20  Behold,  I  \  that  th-:  water*  gushed  out, 

And  the  streams  overflowed  ; 

Can  he  provide  flesh  for  his  people  ? 
11  77c  7  was  .icroth  :  ss 

And  anger  also  came  up  against  Israel : 
"  Be<  h  d  not  in  God, 

And  trusted  not  in  his  salvation  : 
n  Though  he  had  commanded  the  clouds  frjm  above., 

And  opened  the  doors  of  heaven, 
84  And  had  r  I   na  upon  them  to  eat, 

And  had  given  them  of  the  corn  of  heaven. 
*:  Man  did  eat  a  nods'1  food : 

He  sent  them  meat  to  the  full. 
M  He  1  :en  : 

And  by  his  power  he  brought  in  the  south  wind. 
r'  H<  dust, 

And  feathered  fowls  lit  2  as  the  sand  of  the  sea : 


130  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  ;8 

w  And  he  let  it  fall  in  the  midst  of  their  camp 

Round  about  their  habitations. 
w  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  well  filled  : 

For  he  gave  them  their  own  desire ; 
w  They  were  not  estranged  from  their  lust : 

But  while  their  meat  was  yet  in  their  mouths, 
n  The  wrath  of  God  came  upon  them, 

And  slew  the  fattest  of  them, 

And  smote  down  the  chosen  men  of  Israel. 
85  For  all  this  they  sinned  still, 

And  believed  not  for  his  wondrous  works. 
88  Therefore  their  days  did  he  consume  in  vanity, 

And  their  years  in  trouble. 

m  VT7  en  he  slew  them,  then  they  sought  Mm  : 

And  they  returned  and  inquired  early  after  God. 
85  And  they  remembered  that  God  teas  their  Rock, 

And  the  high  Uod  their  Redeemer. 
88  Nevertheless  they  did  flatter  him  with  their  mouth 

And  they  lied  unto  him  with  their  tongues. 
47  For  their  heart  was  not  right  with  him, 

Neither  were  they  steadfast  in  his  covenant. 
88  But  he,  being  full  of  compassion, 

Forgave  their  iniquity,  and  destroyed  them  not : 

Tea,  many  a  time  turned  lie  his  anger  away, 

And  did  not  stir  up  all  his  wrath. 
w  For  he  remembered  that  they  were  but  flesh  ; 

A  wind  that  passeth  away,  and  cometh  not  a^ain 


Ps.  78  J         THE   BOOK   OF  PflALl  131 

40  Bine  oft  did  th  mess, 

And  grieve  him  in  ft] 

Gfod, 
And  limited  the  Holj 

Nor  tlic  d   he    delivered   them   from  thi 

enemy : 
48  Ho  ■-  wo  ugh  t  ft  is  tig  n  si 

And  his  wonders  in  the  field  of  Zoan  : 
44  .1 

And  their  Moods,  that  they  could  no1  drink. 
48  He  ich  d& 

wv  1 

And  frogs  which  destroyed  them. 
*  He ;.  '      ■  "     nillar, 

And  their  labour  unto  the  lor 
4:  Hi  (7-  str  1  ed 

And  their  sycamore-trees  with  * 

48  He  gave  up  t? 

And  their  flocks  to  hot  thunder-bolts. 

49  H>;  east  upon  I  his  anger,  icrath 

By  sending  evil  angels  among  them. 
r  He  ,.  .-//  to  his  <'  &  not  theit 

But  gave  their  life  over  to  the  pestilence  ; 
11  And  smote  all  the  first-born  in  Egypt ; 
The  chief  of  their  strength  in  the  tabernacles  of 
Ham: 


132  THE  BOOK  OF   PSALMS.  [Ps.  7* 

M  But  made  his  own  people  to  go  forth  like  sheep, 
And  guided  them  in  the  wilderness  like  a  flock. 

13  And  he  led  them  on  safely,  so  that  they  feared  not: 
But  the  sea  overwhelmed  their  enemies. 

w  And  he  brought  them  to  the  border  of  his  sanctuary 
Even  to  this  mountain,  which  his  right  hand  had 
purchased. 

55  He  cast  out  the  heathen  also  before  them, 
And  divided  them  an  inheritance  by  line, 
And  made  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  dwell  in  their  tents 

69  Yet  they  tempted  and  provoked  the  most  high  God, 

And  kept  not  his  testimonies  : 
57  But  turned  bach,  and  dealt  unfaithfully  like  theii 
fathers : 

They  were  turned  aside  like  a  deceitful  bow. 
IS?  For  they  provoked  him  to  anger  with  their  high  places 

And   moved   him   to  jealousy  with   their   gravel 


5;)  When  God  heard  this,  he  teas  wroth, 

And  greatly  abhorred  Israel  : 
80  So  that  he  forsook  the  tabernacle  of  Shiloh, 

The  tent  which  he  placed  among  men  ; 

11  And  delivered  his  strength  into  captivity, 
And  his  glory  into  the  enemy's  hand. 

12  lie  gaze  his  people  over  also  unto  the  sword ; 
And  was  wroth  with  his  inheritance. 


Pi.  79.]  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  138 

And  their  maidens  w  van  to  marriage. 

u  Th<  \r  pri  *t*f<  U  by  th   $u 
And  their  widows  made  no  lamentation. 

Lord  awaked  as  one  out  of  sleep, 
And  like  a  mighty  man  that  shbnteth  by  reason  of 
wine. 
96  And  ht  smote  Ids  enemies  in  the  hinder  parti  : 

He  put  them  to  a  perpetual  reproach. 

r  Mm  ph, 

And  chose  not  the  tribe  of  Ephraim, 
18  But  chose  the  tribe  ofJudah, 

The  mount  Zion  whicii  he  loved. 
10  And  ht  buUt  his  i  i  \ctua  ■>/  Ufa  high  palaces, 

Like  the  earth  which  he  hath  established  forever 
,c  II  from 

rds: 
r  From  following  the  ewes  great  with  young 

H<  brought  him  to  feed  Jacob  hi 

And  Israel  his  inheritance. 
n  So  he  fed  them  according  to  the  integrity  of  Ids  heart 

And  guided  them  by  the  skilfolness  of  bis  hands. 

Psalm  79. 

A  Psalm  of  Ajb  iph. 

0  GOD,  t?  -to thine  inheritance 

TJiy  holy  U  m\ 

They  have  laid  Jerusalem  on  heaps 


184  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  79 

2  The  dead  todies  of  thy  servants  have  they  given  to  be 
meat  unto  the  fowls  of  the  heaven, 
The  flesh  of  thy  saints  unto  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

*  Their  blood  have  they  shed  like  water  round  about 

Jerusalem  ; 
And  there  was  none  to  bury  them. 
We  are  become  a  reproach  to  our  neighbours ; 
A  scorn  and  derision  to  them  that  are  round  about  us. 

6  How  long,  Lord?  wilt  thou  be  angry  for  ever? 

Shall  thy  jealousy  burn  like  fire  V 

Pour  out  thy  wrath  upon  the  heathen  that  have  no* 
knoicn  thee. 

And  upon  the  kingdoms  that  have  not  called  upon 
thy  name. 
1  For  they  have  devoured  Jacob, 

And  laid  waste  his  dwelling-place. 
8  0  remember  not  against  us  former  iniquities: 

Let  thy  tender  mercies  speedily  prevent  us : 

For  we  are  brought  very  low. 

*  Help  us,  0  God  of  our  salvation,  for  the  glory  of 

thy  name : 
And  deliver  us,  and  purge  away  our  sins,  for  thy 
name's  sake. 

*  Wherefore  should  the  heathen  say,  Where  is  their 

God? 
Let  him  be  known  among  the  heathen  in  our  sight 
By  the  revenging  of  the  blood  of  thy  servants  which 

is  shed. 


Pi.  80.]  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  135 

11  Lett)  be/en  thee; 

According  to  the  gi  .serve 

thou  those  that  are  appointed  to  die  ; 
*  And  '  I  into  their 

bosom 
Their  reproach,  wherewith  they  have  reproached 
thee,  0  Lord. 
18  So  tte  th:.  7  sheep  of  thy  pasture 

We  will  shew  forth  thy  praise  to  all  generations. 

Psalm   SO. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shoshannim-Eduth,  A  Psalm  of  Asaph 

GIVE  ear,  0  shephi  rd  of  Israel, 
Thau  ■  flock; 

Thou  that  dwellest  between  the  cherubim,  shine 
forth. 
8  Before  Ephraim  and  Benjamin  and  JIanasseTl 

Stir  up  thy  strength. 

And  come  and  save  us. 
1  Turn  us  again,  0  God,  and  cause  thy  face  to  shine , 

And  we  shall  be  saved. 

1  0  I  orb  God  of  hosts, 
Howt  long  wilt  thou  be  angry  against  the  prayer  of 
thy  peopie? 

'  h  the  oread,  of  tears  ; 
An  J  givest  them  tears  to  drink  in  great  measure. 


136  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps  8* 

6  Thou  makest  us  a  strife  unto  our  neighbours  : 
And  our  enemies  laugh  among  themselves. 

I  Turn  us  again,  0  God  of  hosts,  and  cause  thy  fact 

to  shine  ; 
And  we  shall  be  saved. 

8  Thou  hast  or  ought  a,  xine  out  of  Egypt : 
Thou  hast  cast  out  the  heathen  and  planted  it. 

•  Thou  preparedst  room  before  it, 
And  didst  cause  it  to  take  deep  root,  and  it  filled 
the  land. 

,0  The  hi7ls  icere  covered  with  the  shadow  of  it, 
And  the  boughs  thereof  were  like  the  goodly  cedars. 

II  She  sent  out  her  boughs  unto  the  sea, 
And  her  branches  unto  the  river. 

12  Why  hast  thou  then  broken  down  her  hedges, 

So  that  all  they  which  pass  by  the  way  do  pluck  her  ? 

13  The  boar  out  of  the  icood  doth  waste  it, 

And  the  wild  beast  of  the  field  doth  devour  it. 

14  Return,  we  beseech  thee,  0  God  of  hosts : 

Look  down  from  heaven,  and  behold,  and  visit  this 
vine  ; 

15  And  the  vineyard  which  thy  rigid  hand  hath  planted, 
And  the  branch  that  thou  madest  strong  for  thyself 

11  It  is  burnt  with  fire,  it  is  cut  down : 

They  perish  at  the  rebuke  of  thy  countenance. 

"  Let  thy  hand  be  upon  the  man  of  thy  rigid  hand, 
Upon  the  son  of  man  whom  thou  madest  strong 
for  thyself. 


PiSi.j  TIIE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  181 

go  tack  from  th 
Quicken  us,  and  we  will  call  upon  thy  name. 
w  Turn  us  again,  0  Loud  God  of  hosts,  cause  thy  fact 

Aod  we  shall  be  saved. 


{Jsiilm  81. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gitrirli.  A  Psahn  of  Asaph. 

SIXG  aloud  "  gth  : 

Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  God  of  Jacob. 
f  Tal  '  bring  hither  the  timbrel, 

The  pleasant  harp  with  the  psaltery. 
1  Blow  up  the  trumj 

In  the  tin:  1.  on  our  solemn  feast  day. 

4  F 

And  a  law  of  the  God  of  Jacob. 
'  77  i  Joseph  for  a  testimony, 

W7u  trough  the  :  pi: 

Where  I  heard  a  language  that  I  understood  not 
1  It  m*     d  his  shoulder  from  thi 

His  hands  were  delivered  from  the  | 
?  The  andl  delivered  t~ 

I  am 

I  proved  thee  at  the  waters  of  Meribah.     [Seiah.] 

unto  thee : 
0  lerael,  if  thou  wilt  hearken  unto  me ; 


t38  THE  BOOK   OP  PSALMS.         [Ps  8a 

*  There  shall  no  strange  god  be  in  thee  : 
Neither  slialt  thou  worship  any  strange  god. 

10  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God 

Which  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt : 
Open  thy  mouth  wide, 
And  I  will  fill  it. 

11  But  my  people  would  not  hearken  to  my  voice  ; 
And  Israel  would  none  of  me. 

12  So  I  gave  them  up  unto  their  own  hearts'  hist : 
And  they  walked  in  their  own  counsels. 

13  Oh  that  my  people  had  hearkened  unto  me, 
And  Israel  had  walked  in  my  ways ! 

14 1  should  soon  have  subdued  their  enemies, 

And  turned  my  hand  against  their  adversaries. 

16  Tfie  haters  of  the  Lord  should  have  submitted  them- 
selves unto  him : 
But  their  time  should  have  endured  for  ever. 

14  He  should  have  fed  them  also  with  the  finest  of  the 

wheat : 
And  with  honey  out  of  the  rock  should  I  hav« 
satisfied  thee. 


Psamt    82. 

A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

GOD  stand eth  in  the  congregation  of  the  mighty  ; 
He  judgeth  among  the  gods. 


Ps.  83.]  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  .3$ 

P         .L.l 

1  Dcf 
Do  justice  to  the  afflicted  and  d 

4  D  '■    1  '■■  j    ■■■'  a  ' \ 

Rid  them  out  of  the  baud  of  the  wick 

77^^  toatt  on  fa 

All  the  foundations  of  the  earth  are  out  of  course. 
%  Ilui 

And  all  of  you  are  children  of  the  Most  High. 
1  But : 

And  fall  like  one  of  the  prim 

5  Av\*c.  0  God,j  tdg    '' 

For  thou  shalt  inherit  all  nations. 


Psalm  33. 

A  Song  or  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

KEEP  not  thou  W  net ,  0  God  : 
Hold  not  thy  peace,  and  be  not  still,  0  God. 
1  Far  7  . 
And  they  that  hate  thee  have  lilted  J.p  the  head. 

And  consulted  against  thv  hidden  c  0 


UO  THE  BOOK  OP  PSALMS.         [Ps.  8j 

4  They  hate  said,  Come,  and  let  us  cut  them,  'off  from 
being  a  nation  ; 

That   the   name   of   Israel  may   be   no    more  ii> 
remembrance. 
1  For  they  have  consulted  together  icith  one  consent : 

They  are  confederate  against  thee  : 
*  The  tabernacles  of  Edom,  and  the  Ishmaclitcs  ; 

Of  Moab,  and  the  Hagarenes  ; 

Gebed,  and  Ammon,  and  Amalek  ; 

The  Philistines  with  the  inhabitants  of  Tyre  • 

Assur  also  is  joined  icith  them  : 

They  have  holpen  the  children  of  Lot.      [Selah.] 

l)o  unto  them  as  unto  the  Midianites  ; 

As  to  Sisera,  as  to  Jabin,  at  the  brook  of  Kison: 

10  Which  perished  at  En-dor  : 

They  became  as  dung  for  the  earth. 

11  Make  their  nobles  like  Oreb,  and  like  Zeeb  : 

Yea,  all  their  princes  as  Zcbah,  and  as  Zalmunna  : 

12  Who  said,  let  us  take  to  ourselves  the  houses  of 

God  in  possession. 
18  O  my  God,  make  them  like  a  wheel ; 

As  the  stubble  before  the  wind. 
u  As  the  fire  burnetii  a  icood, 

And  as  the  flame  setteth  the  mountains  on  fire ; 

15  So  persecute  them  with  thy  tempest, 
And  make  them  afraid  with  thy  storm. 

16  Fill  their  faces  icith  shame  ; 

That  they  may  seek  thy  name,  0  Lord 


ft.  84.]  TIIE   BOOK  OF   PSALMS.  141 

*  Let  them  bee 

them  be  put  to  shame.,  and  perish  : 
18  That  men  may  knew  thai  me  alone  U 

J  KILO  V All, 
Art  the  Most  High  over  all  the  earth 


Psalm  84. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittith,  A  Psalra  for  the  sons  of  Koran 

HO  are  thy  tdberna 

O  Lord  of  hoe 

*  My  ■?.  even  fainteth 

For  the  courts  of  the  Lord  : 

My  heart  and  ray  flesh  crieth  out  for  the  living  God 
8  Y< 
And  the  swallow  a  nest  for  herself,  where  she  maj 

lay  her  young, 
Even  thi     alt  vre,  0  Lord  of  I 
My  King,  and  my  God. 
4  Blessed  are  they  that  die  ell  in  thy  h> 

be  still  praising  thee.      [Selah.] 

*  Blessed,  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in  thee  ; 
In  whose  heart  are  the  ways  of  them. 

6  Whi  through  the  valley  of  I  J 

illeth  the  pools. 

7  They  go  from  strength  to  strength 

■vy  one  of  them  in  Zi<»n  appeareth  before  God 


142  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  |Ps.  *S 

8  0  Lord  God  of  hosts, 
Hear  my  prayer : 

Give  ear,  0  God  of  Jacob.     [SelaKj 

9  Behold,  0  God  our  shield, 

And  look  upon  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 
0  For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  letter  than  a  thousand. 

I  had  rather  be  a  door-keeper  in  the  house  of  my  God 

Than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  wickedness. 
11  For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  shield : 

The  Loud  will  give  grace  and  glory  ; 

No  good  thing  icill  he  withhold  from  them  that  walk 
uprightly. 
18  0  Lord  of  hosts, 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  thee. 


Psalm  85. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

LOBD,  thou  hast  been  favourable  unto  thy  land  : 

Thou  hast  brought  back  the  captivity  of  Jacob. 
*  Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iniquity  of  thy  people  ; 

Thou  hast  covered  all  their  sin.      [Sehh.] 
1  Thou  hast  taken  away  all  thy  wrath  : 

Thou  hast  turned  thyself  from  the  fierceness  ?1 
thine  anger. 

4  Turn  us,  0  God  of  our  salvation, 
And  cause  thine  anger  toward  us  to  ceasa 


Ps.  86.]         TIIE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  148 

*  Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  us 
Wilt  thou  draw  out  thine  anger  to  all  generations? 

That  thy  people  may  rejoice  in  thee? 
T  Shew  us 

And  grant  us  thy  salvation. 

7  hear  what  God  the  Lord  will  q 
For  h<  wiU  sp  nto  his  people,  and  to  hii 

sai 

But  let  them  not  turn  again  to  folly. 

'ear  him  ; 

That  glory  may  dwell  in  our  land. 
u  Mercy  and  truth  are  met  toget 

Righteousness  and  peace  have  kissed  each  otliei. 
M  Truth  shall  spring  out  of  the  earth  ; 

And  righteousness  shall  look  down  from  heaven. 
18  Yea,  the  Lord  sh  lU  give  that  which  is  good; 

And  our  land  shall  yield  her  increase. 
13  Righteousness  shall  go  before  him  ; 

And  shall  set  us  in  the  way  of  liis  steps. 

Psalm  86. 

A  Prayer  of  David. 
BOW  doicn  thine  ear,  0  Loud, 
Hear  me  :  for  I  am  poor  and  needy. 
1  Preserve  my  soul ;  for  I  am  holy  : 
O  thou  my  God.  save  thy  servant 
That  trusteth  in  thee. 


144  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  \Ps.  8« 

B  Be  merciful  unto  me,  0  Lord  : 

For  I  cry  unto  thee  daily. 
4  Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant : 

For  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my  soul. 
8  For  thou,  Lord,  art  good,  and  ready  to  forgive  ; 

And   plenteous  in  mercy  unto  all  them  that  call 
upon  thee. 
1  Give  ear,  0  Lord,  unto  my  prayer  ; 

And  attend  to  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 
1 1n  the  day  of  my  trouble  L  will  call  upon  thee  : 

For  thou  wilt  answer  me. 

8  Among  the  gods  there  is  none  like  unto  thee,  0 

Lord  ; 
Neither  are  there  any  works  like  unto  thy  works. 

9  All  nations  whom  thou  hast  made  shall  come  and 

worship  before  thee,  0  Lord  ; 
And  shall  glorify  thy  name. 

10  For  thou  art  great,  and  doest  wondrous  things  : 
Thou  art  God  alone. 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  0  Lord  ; 
Iirill  walk  in  thy  truth : 

Unite  my  heart  to  fear  thy  name. 
M  I  will  praise  thee,  0  Lord  ny  God,  with  all  my 
heart ; 
And  I  will  glorify  thy  name  for  evermore. 
18  For  great  is  thy  mercy  toward  me  : 
And  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  the  lowest 
hell. 


Ps.  87.]  THE  BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  14ft 

14  0  Qod,  the  proud  are  rii  me, 

Ami  fh>  as*  nihlies  of  violent  men  have  sought  after 

my  soul; 
And  have  nut  set  thee  before  them. 
w  Bui  th  >",  0  Lord,  art  a  Q  id  full  of  compassion,  and 
gracious, 
Long-Buffering,  and  plenteous  in  mercy  and  truth. 
,€  0  turn  'into  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me; 
thy  strength  unto  thy  servant, 
And  save  the  son  of  thine  handmaid. 
IT  Sh  :'/'  good; 

TJuit  th<  y  which  hate  me  may  see  U,  and  he  ashamed : 
Because  thou,  Lord,  hast  holpen  me,  and  comforted 
me. 

flsalm  87. 

A  Psalm  or  Song  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

HIS  foundation  is  in  the  holy  mountains. 
*  The  Lord  loveth  the  gates  qfZion 
More  than  all  the  dwellings  of  Jacob. 

G7<>riovs  things  are  spoken  of  thee, 

0  city  of  God.     [Selah.-| 

1  will  make  mention  of  Rahab  and  Babylon  to  them 

thai  know  me : 
Behold  Philistia,  and  Tyre,  with  Ethiopia ; 
This  man  was  born  there. 

10 


146  THE  BOOK   OF   PSALMS.         fPs.  21 

•  And  of  Zion  it  shall  he  said, 

This  and  that  man  icas  horn  in  her  .; 

And  the  Highest  himself  shall  establish  heT 
1  The  Lord  shall  count,  when  he  writeth  up  the  people 

That  this  man  was  born  there.     [Selah.] 
1  As  well  the  singers  as  the  players  on  instruments 
shall  he  there : 

A 11  my  springs  are  in  thee. 

Psalm  88. 

&  Song  or  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah,  to  the  chief  Musician  upcr 
Mahalath  Ltannoth,  Maschil  of  Hernan  the  Ezrahite. 

0  LORD  God  of  my  salvation, 

1  have  cried  day  and  night  before  thee : 

•  Let  my  prayer  come  "before  thee  ; 
Incline  thine  ear  unto  my  cry  ; 

3  For  my  soul  is  full  of  iroulles : 

And  my  life  draweth  nigh  unto  the  grave. 

4  I  am  counted  with  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit: 
I  am  as  a  man  that  hath  no  strength : 

1  Free  among  the  dead, 
Like  the  slain  that  lie  in  the  grave, 
W7wm  thou  rememherest  no  more : 
And  they  are  cut  off  from  thy  hand. 

•  Thou  hast  laid  me  in  the  lowest  pit, 
In  darkness,  in  the  deeps. 

1  Thy  wrath  lieth  hard  upon  me, 
And  thou  hast  afflicted  me  with  all   thy  waves 

[Selah.] 


Ps.  88.]  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  147 

*  T?(  'from  me* 
7" 

I  am  Bhu  .  >t  come  forth. 

*  Mine  eye  mour 

.  . 
I  hav  d  out  my  hands  unto  thee. 

10  WHt  tho 
Shall  the  dead  arise  and  praise  thee?    [Selaluj 

•1   y 

Or  thy  faithfulness  in  destruction? 

'  i  rk  f 

And  thy  righteousness  in  the  land  of  forgetful  nessl 

13  But  i 

And  in  the  morning  shall  my  prayer  prevent  thee. 

14  Lou  i  *tent  thou  off 
Why  hideet  thou  thy  face  from 

15  la.  youth  up  i 
While  I  suffer  thy  terrors  I  am  distra 

16  Tkyfo  rce  wrat) 

Thy  terrors  have  cut  me  off. 
lT  TJ  ■  r  ; 

They  1  me  about  together. 

*  L  I  friend  had  thou  put  far  from  me, 

And  mine  acquaintance  into  darkness. 


148  THE   BOOK  OP  PSALMS  (Ps.  89 

jJaoiiB  89. 

Maschil  of  Ethan  the  Ezrahite. 

/  WILL  sing  of  the  mercies  of  the  Lord  for  ever: 
With  my  mouth  will  I  make  known  thy  faithfulness 
to  all  generations. 
?  For  I  have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  built  up  for  ever  : 
Thy  faithfulness  shalt  thou  establish  in  the  very 
heavens. 
5  I  have  made  a  covenant  with  my  chosen. 
I  have  sworn  unto  David  my  servant, 

4  Thy  seed  will  I  establish  for  ever, 

And  build  up  thy  throne  to  all  generations.    [Selah.] 

5  And  the  heavens  shall  praise  thy  wonders,  0  Lord  : 
Thy  faithfulness  also  in  the  congregation  of  the 

saints. 

•  For  who  in  the  heaven  can  be  compared  unto  the 

Lord  f 
Who  among  the  sons  of  the  mighty  can  be  likened 
unto  the  Lord  ? 

*  God  is  greatly  to  be  feared  in  the  asserMy  of  the 

saints, 
And  to  be  had  in  reverence  of  all  them  that  are 

about  him. 
8  0  Lord  God  of  hosts,  icho  is  a  strong  Lord  like  unto 

thee  f  ♦ 

Or  to  thy  faithfulness  round  about  thee  ? 


Ps.  8y.]  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS  140 

•  Thou  ml  ging  of  the  t 

When  the  wav<  ,  tliou  stillest  them. 

10  Thau  haM  broken  Bahab  in 

n  ; 
Thou  hast  scattered  thine  enemies  with  thy  strong 
arm. 
1  Th>  heavens  an  thiru  ,  the  earth  a1  so  is  thine  : 
As  for  the  world  and  the  fulness  thereof,  thou  hast 
founded  them. 
M  The  north  and  the  south  thou  host  '  m  : 

Tahor  and  Hermon  shall  rejoice  in  thy  name. 
13  Then  host  <>  mighty  arm: 

Strong  is  thy  hand,  and  high  is  thy  right  hand. 
u  Jva  n  of  thy  in  rone : 

Mercy  and  truth  shall  go  before  thy  face, 

15  Blessed  is  th<  peopU  that  know  the  joyful  sound  : 

They  shall  walk,  0  Loud,  in  the  light  of  thy  couit 
tenance. 
,€  ///  tht  i  v  they  rejoice  all  the  day  : 

And  in  thy  righteousness  shall  they  be  exalted. 
"  For  thou  art  the  (jlory  of  their  sin  nyth  : 

And  in  thy  favour  our  horn  shall  be  exalted. 
le  For  the  Lord  i 

And  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  is  our  king. 

11  Then  thou  spedast  in  vision  to  thy  Holy  One,  ana' 

saidst, 
20  I  have  laid  help  upon  one  that  is  mighty  ; 
I  have  exalted  one  chosen  out  of  the  people. 


150  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  89 

80  I  have  found  David  my  servant ; 
With  my  holy  oil  have  I  anointed  him : 

11  With  whom  my  hand  shall  be  established : 
Mine  arm  also  shall  strengthen  him. 

12  The  enemy  shall  not  exact  upon  him  ; 
Nor  the  son  of  wickedness  afflict  him. 

18  And  I  will  beat  down  his  foes  before  his  face, 
And  plague  them  that  hate  him. 

14  But  my  faithfulness  and  my  mercy  shall  be  with  him , 

And  in  my  name  shall  his  horn  be  exalted. 
u  I  will  set  his  hand  also  in  the  sea, 

And  his  right  hand  in  the  rivers. 
i6  He  shall  cry  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  Father, 

My  God,  and  the  Rock  of  my  salvation. 
91  Also  Twill  make  him  my  first-born , 

Higher  than  the  kings  of  the  earth. 
88  My  mercy  icill  I  keep  for  him  for  evermore, 

And  my  covenant  shall  stand  fast  with  him. 

19  His  seed  also  will  I  make  to  endure  for  ever, 
And  his  throne  as  the  days  of  heaven. 

30  If  his  children  forsake  my  law, 
And  walk  not  in  my  judgments  ; 

81  If  they  break  my  statutes, 

And  keep  not  my  commandments  ; 
12  Then  will  I  visit  their  transgression  with  the  rod, 

And  their  iniquity  with  stripes. 
e  Nevertheless,  my  loving -kindness  ivill  I  not  utterly 
take  from  him, 

Nor  suffer  my  faithfulness  to  fail. 


Ps.  89.]         TIIE    BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  151 

84  My  covenant  wi 

Nor  rJter  the  thing  that  is  gone  out  of  my  Upe 
id  farod  I  Strom  by  my  holt 

That  I  will  not  lie  unto  David. 
18  His  seed  si  all  < 

And  his  throne  as  the  sun  before  me. 
*"'  It  shall  be  ver  as  the  moon, 

And  as  a  faithful  witness  in  heaven.     [Se»aa.1 

n  But  thou  hast  cast  off  and  abhorred, 

Thou  hast  been  wroth  with  thine  anointed. 
w  Thou  hast  made  void  the  covenant  of  thy  servant : 
Thou  hast  profaned  his  crown  by  easting  it  to  th* 
ground, 

40  Tliou  hast  broken  down  aU  his  hedges; 
Thou  hast  brought  his  strong  holds  to  ruin. 

41  All  that  pass  by  the  way  spoil  him  : 
He  is  a  reproach  to  his  neighbours. 

42  Thou  hast  set  up  the  right  hand  of  his  adversaries  ; 
Thou  hast  made  all  his  enemies  to  rejoice. 

43  Thou  hast  also  turned  the  edge  of  his  sword , 
And  hast  not  made  him  to  stand  in  the  battle, 

44  Thou  hast  made  his  glory  to  cease. 

And  cast  his  thror  1  down  to  the  ground. 

45  The  days  of  his  youth  hast  thou  shortened  : 
Thou  hast  covered  him  with  shame.     [Setah.] 

46  How  long,  Lord,  icilt  thou  hide  thyself  for  evert 
Shall  thy  wrath  burn  like  fire  ? 


152  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  90 

in  Remember  hoic  short  my  time  is  : 

Wherefore  hast  thou  made  all  men  in  vain  ? 

48  Wliat  man  is  he  that  Iheth,  and  shall  not  see  death? 
Shall  he   deliver  his   soul  from  the  hand  of  the 

grave?      [Selah.] 

49  Lord,  where  are  thy  former  loving-kindnesses,    ■ 
Which  thou  swarest  unto  David  in  thy  truth  ? 

w  Remember,  Lord,  the  reproach  of  thy  servants; 
How  I  do  bear  in  my  bosom  the  reproach  of  all  the 
mighty  people  ; 

51  Wherewith  thine  enemies  have  reproached,  0  Lord  ; 
Wherewith  they  have  reproached  the  footsteps  of 

thine  anointed. 

52  Blessed  be  the  Lord  for  evermore. 
Amen,  and  Amen. 


Psalm  90. 

A  Prayer  of  Moses  the  man  of  God. 

LORD,  thou  hast  been  our  dwelling-place 
In  all  generations. 
s  Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth, 
Or  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the  '.corld, 
Even   from   everlasting  to   everlasting,    thou    art 
God. 

1  Tltou  turnest  man  to  destruction  ; 
And  sayest,  Return,  ye  children  of  men 


ft.  90.]  TIIE  BOOK   OF   PSALMS  153 

1  For    ■ 

An  I  Ih  in  the  night. 

1  T  Ith  a  food  ;  (key  art 

■ 
In  the  morning  they  are  like  grass  which  grow 
eth  up. 
1  In  t\  ud  growth 

In  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,  and  withereth. 

For  we  are  consumed  by  tlane  a 

And  by  thy  wrath  are  we  troubled. 

*  Thou  hi 

Our  secret  sins  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

*  For  ith  : 
We  spend  our  years,  as  a  tale  that  is  told. 

11  Thi    dayi   of  •>■  r  f  and 

: 
And  if  by  reason  of  strength  they  be  four -score 

y.  1 
Ti  \  r  and  sorrow; 

For  it  is  soon  cut  off,  and  we  fly  away. 
11  TT7 
Even  according  to  thy  fear,  so  is  thy  wrath. 

That  we  may  apply  our  hearts  unto  wisdom, 
^uid  Lt  thee  concerning  thy  servanta 


154  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS  [Ps  91. 

14  0  satisfy  us  early  with  thy  mercy  ; 

That  we  may  rejoice  and  be  glad  all  our  days. 
16  Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days  wherein  thou 
Jiast  afflicted  us. 

And  the  years  wherein  we  have  seen  evil. 
16  Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy  servants, 

And  thy  glory  unto  their  children. 
11  And  let  the  beauty  of  the  Loud  our  God  be  upon  us. 

And  establish  thou  the  work  of  our  hands  upon  us ; 

Yea,  the  work  of  our  hands  establish  thou  it. 


Psalm  91. 

HE  that  diccUeth  in  the  secret  place  of  the  Most 

High 
Shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of  the  Almighty. 
*  /  'will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is  my  refuge  and  my 
fortress  : 
My  God  ;  in  him  will  I  trust. 

1  Surely  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the  mart  of  ih* 
fowler, 

And  from  the  noisome  pestilence. 
4  He  shall  cover  thee  with  his  feathers, 

And  under  his  icings  shalt  thou  trust : 

His  truth  shall  be  thy  shield  and  buckler. 
6  Thou  shalt  not  be  of  raid  for  the  terror  by  night ; 

Nor  ibr  the  arrow  that  llieth  by  day  ; 


Pi.  91.]  THE   BOOK   OF    I  155 

1  N  ■' ; 

.1  at  noon-' 
1 A  tl  thousand 

But  it  shitll  nof  1  thee. 

thcid 
of  the  wicked. 

fu9'1 
•:i,  thy  habitation  ; 
10  Tfu  thee, 

Bhall  any  plague  come  nigh  thy  dwelling: 
n  Fof  jeU  charge  o\ 

To  keep  thee  in  all  thy  v. 

I  thou  dash  *  a  stone. 

u  Thou  shall 

The  young  lion  and  the  dragon  shalt  thou  trample 
under  feet. 

w  Beea  \h  set  his  love  up  will  J 

deliver  him  : 

1  will  set  him  on  high,  because  he  hath  kncwn  m/ 
me. 
-  Hi  shaUeaU  upon  me,  and  I will  answer  him: 
ill  be  with  him  in  tronl 

I  ira. 
42  With  long  life  will  .  .  ro, 

And  shew  him  niv  salvation. 


166  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  9 a. 

Psalm  92 

A  Psalm  or  Song  for  the  sabbath-day. 

IT  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
And  to  sing  praises  onto  thy  name,  0  Most  High. 
1  To  shew  forth  thy  loving-kindness  in  the  morning, 
And  thy  faithfulness  every  night, 

3  Upon  an  instrument  of  ten  strings,  and  upon  thi 

psaltery  ; 
Upon  the  harp  with  a  solemn  sound. 

4  For  thou,  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad  through  thy 

work  : 

I  will  triumph  in  the  works  of  thy  hands. 
6  0  Lord,  hoic  great  are  thy  works  ! 

And  thy  thoughts  are  very  deep. 
6  A  brutish  man  knoiceth  not ; 

Neither  doth  a  fool  understand  this, 
'*  When  the  wicked  spring  as  the  grass, 

And  when  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  do  nourish  ; 

It  is  that  they  shall  be  destroyed  for  ever  : 
1  But  thou,  Lord,  art  most  high  for  evermore. 

•  For  lo,  thine  enemies,  0  Lord, 
For  lo,  thine  enemies  shall  perish  ; 

All  the  workers  of  iniquity  shall  be  scattered. 

*  But  my  horn  shalt  thou  exalt  like  the  horn  of  an 

■  rii : 
I  shall  be  anointed  with  fresh  oil. 


r\  93  J  TITE   BOOK    OF   PSALMS.  t.M 

>ked 
that  rise  up  against  me. 

: 

He  I  ■  cedar  in  Lebanon. 

U  flourish  in  the  courts  of  our  God. 

fat  and  flourishing  ; 
1  To shi  it]  U 

He  is  my  rock,  and  there  is  no  unrighteousness  in 
him. 

{balm  93. 

THE  Lord  fdgneth, 

He  is  clothed  with  majesty; 

T/<r  with  &reh* 

Wherewith  he  hath  gilded  himself: 

That  it  cannot  be  moved. 

Thou  art  from  everlasting. 

The  floods  lift  up  their  wi 
*  T     L  \  tier  than  tlic  noise  ofman$ 

Yea,  than  the  mighty  waves  of  the  sea. 


158  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         f  Fs.  94 

5  Thy  testimonies  are  very  sure  : 
Holiness  becometli  thine  house 
O  Lord,  for  ever. 


Psalm   94. 

0  LORD  God,  to  whom  vengeance  belongeth  ; 
O  God,  to  whom  vengeance  belongeth,  shew  thysell 
8  Lift  up  thyself,  thou  Judge  of  the  earth  : 
Render  a  reward  to  the  proud. 

8  Lord,  how  long  shall  the  wicked, 

How  long  shall  the  wicked  triumph  ? 
4  How  long  shall  they  utter  and  speak  hard  things? 

And  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  boast  themselves. 
6  They  break  in  pieces  thy  people,  0  Lord, 

And  afflict  thine  heritage. 
6  They  slay  the  icidoio  and  the  stranger, 

And  murder  the  fatherless. 
11  Yet  they  say,  The  Lord  shall  not  see, 

Neither  shall  the  God  of  Jacob  regard  it. 
6  Understand,  ye  brutish  among  the  people  : 

And  ye  fools,  when  will  ye  be  wise  ? 
*  Ee  thai  planted  the  ear,  shall  he  not  hear? 

He  that  formed  the  eye,  shall  he  not  see ; 
w  He  that  chastiseth  the  heathen,  shall  not  he  correct  ? 

He  that  teacheth  man  knowledge,  shall  not  he 
know? 


Ps.  94]  TI7E   TOOK   OF   PSAU  139 

11  TJie  Lord  kn  '  oughts  of  man, 

Tka>  ranity. 

11  Bli  '.  0  Lord, 

And  out  of  thy  law  ; 

u  7%oi  Gfoti  mayest  g  dayt  of  ad 

Until  the  pit  be  digged  for  the 

her  will  lie  forsake  his  inheritance. 
16  Butjudi 

And  all  the  upright  in  heart  shall  follow  it. 

w  Wh"  -trs? 

Or  who  will  stand  up  for  me  against  the  workers 
of  iniquity  ? 

My  soul  had  almost  dwelt  in  silence. 

18  Wh*  \fy  foot  dvppeih  ; 
Thy  mercy,  0  Lord,  held  me  up. 

19  In  tl  I  of  my  thoughts  within  me 

Thy  comforts  delight  my  soul. 

10  Shall  the  throne  of  I  >  cship  with  thee, 
Which  firameth  mischief  by  a  law  ? 

11  They  gather  themselves  together  against  the  soul  of 

righteous, 
And  condemn  the  innocent  blood. 
H  But  the  Lord  is  my 

And  my  God  is  the  rock  of  my  refuge. 


160  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  95 

w  And  he  sliall  bring  upon  them  their  own  iniquity. 
And  shall  cut  them  off  in  their  oum  wickedness  ; 
Yea,  the  Lord  our  God  shall  cut  them  off. 


Psalm   95. 

0  COME,  lei  us  sing  unto  the  Lord  : 
Let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  to  the  Rock  of  our  sal 
vation. 


•  Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with  thanksgiving, 
And  make  a  joyful  noise  unto  him  with  psalms. 

1  For  the  Lord  is  a  great  God, 
And  a  great  King  above  all  gods. 

4  In  his  hand  are  the  deep  places  of  the  earth  : 
The  strength  of  the  hills  is  his  also. 

5  The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  it : 
And  his  hands  formed  the  dry  land. 

•  0  come,  let  us  worship  and  bote  down  : 
Let  us  kneel  before  the  Lokd  our  maker. 

1  For  he  is  our  God ;  and  we  are  the  people  of  hi4 
pasture, 

And  the  sheep  of  his  hand. 

'Jo-day  if  ye  itill  hear  his  voice,  • 
c  Harden  not  your  heart,  as  in  the  provocation, 

And  as  in  the  day  of  temptation  in  the  wildernesH 

•  When  your  fathers  tempted  me, 
Proved  me,  and  saw  my  work. 


Ps.  96. J  TIIE    BOOK    I  MS.  1(11 

*  ft, 
And  they  have  not  known  my  ways: 

That  they  should  not  enter  into  mv  rest. 


Psalm  96. 

0  qTXG  unto  the  L  > •■■  anew  song  : 
Sing-  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth. 
Sing  unto  the  L  ne  : 

forth  his  salvation  from  clay  to  day. 
glory  among  th 
His  wonders  among  all  people. 

used  ; 
He  is  to  be  feared  above  all  35 
For 
But  the  LoBD  made  the  heavens. 

"  lm  : 
;:h  and  beauty  are  in  his  sanctuary. 


'  the  LoRDy  0  ye  kindreds  ofpeoj 
unto  the  LORD  glory  and  strength. 

•  ne : 
Bring  an  offering,  and  come  into  his  com 

*s : 
Fear  before  him,  all  the  earth. 

11 


162  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  [Ps.  97. 

10  Say  among  the  heathen  that  the  Lord  reigneth  : 
The  world  also  shall  be  established  that  it  shall  not  be 

moved : 
He  shall  judge  the  people  righteously. 

11  liet  the  heavens  rejoice, 
And  let  the  earth  be  glad; 

Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof. 
:s  Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all  that  is  therein  : 

Then  shall  all  the  trees  of  the  wood  rejoice  before 
the  Lord  ; 
18  For  he  comcth, 

For  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth  : 

He  shall  judge  the  icorld  with  righteousness, 

And  the  people  with  his  truth. 

Psalm  97. 

THE  Lord  reigneth  ;  let  the  earth  rejoice; 
Let  the  multitude  of  isles  be  glad  thereof. 

*  Clouds  and  darlcness  are  round  about  him : 
Righteousness  and  judgment  are  th^  habitation  of 
his  throne. 

1  A  fire  gocth  before  him, 
And  burnetii  up  his  enemies  round  about. 

1  His  lightnings  enlightened  the  icorld : 
The  earth  saw,  and  trembled. 
The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  presence  of  the  Losd 
At  the  presence  of  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 


Ps.  98.J         THE  BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  Ifci 

•  Hie  heaven* 
And  all  I  ry. 

images, 

And  ters  of  Judah  rejoiced 

Because  of  thy  judgments, 

'  7>e  earth : 
Thou  art  exalted  far  above  all  gods. 

0  Y  vQ  : 

delivereth  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

11  L\Q! 
And  for  the  upright  in  heart. 

And  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his  holiness 

Psalm  98. 

A  Psalm. 

0  SFXG  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song ; 
Fo r  h e  h a th  don*  <  1 8  th ings  : 

His  right  hand,  and  his  holy  arm,  hath  gotten  hirr 

the  victory. 

Lord  hath  made  known  his  salvation  ; 
His  righteousness  hath  he  openly  shewed  in  the 

sight  of  the  heathen. 


184  THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.         [Ps.  99. 

8  He  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and  his  truth  toward 
the  house  of  Israel : 
AH  the  ends  of  the  earth  have  seen  the  salvation  of 
our  God. 

1  Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord  ,  all  the  earth  : 
Make  a  loud  noise,  and  rejoice,  and  sing  praise. 

*  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  the  harp  ; 
With  the  harp,  and  the  voice  of  a  psalm. 

6  With  trumpets  and  sound  of  cornet 
Make  a  joyful  noise  before  the  Lord,  the  King. 

:   Ta  t  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof; 
The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

8  1  t  the  foods  clap  their  hands  : 
Let  the  hills  he  joyful  together  before  the  Lokd 

9  For  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth  : 
With  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  world, 
And  the  people  with  equity. 

Psalm  99. 

THE  Lord  reign  eth , 

Let  the  people  tremble  : 

11:  s  lit  eth  beticcen  the  cherubirns  ; 

Let  the  earth  be  moved. 

3   77: c  Lord  is  great  in  Zion  ; 

And  he  is  high  above  all  people. 
!  Lit  themprahe  thy  great  and  terrible  nam& 

For  it  is  holy. 


ps.  ico.j      rail,  uoo&  ojb  i*t&LAu& 

judgtm  nt ; 

dost  establish  equity, 
Thou   executest    judgment  and   righteousne 
Jacob 
*  E 
Ah'1,  worship  at  Ms  footstool ; 
For  he  is  holy. 

i  and  Aaron  among  : 
And  Samuel  among  them  that  call  upon  his  name 

y  call <d  up 
He  8]  ake  unto  them  in  the  cloudy  pillar  : 

And  the  ordinance  that  he  gave  them. 
1  Thou  mt  0  Lord  our  ' - 

Thou  wast  a  God  that  forgavest  them, 

Though   thou   tookest  vengeance  of  their  tare* 
tions. 
:  ft  the  Lord  our  God, 

And  worship  at  his  holy  hill ; 

Foe  the  Loud  our  God  is  holy. 


Psalm   100. 

A  Psalm  of  praise. 

MA  ICE  a  Lord,  all  pi 

■ 
Come  before  hif  ng. 


168  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.        [Ps.  101 

3  Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  : 

It  is  he  that  hath  made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves  ; 
We  are  his  people  and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture, 

4  Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving, 
And  into  his  courts  with  praise : 

Be  thankful  unto  him,  and  bless  his  name. 
6  For  the  Lord  is  good  ; 
His  mercy  is  everlasting  ; 
And  his  truth  endureth  to  all  generations. 


Psalm   101. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  Wl  <L  sing  of  mercy  and  judgment : 
Unto  vhee,  O  Lord,  will  I  sing. 
1 1  will  behave  myself  icisely  in  a  perfect  way.    0  wft-en 
wilt  thou  come  unto  me  f 
I  will  walk  within  my  house  with  a  perfect  heart. 
s  1  icill  set  no  wicked  thing  before  mine  eyes  : 
I  hate  the  work  of  them  that  turn  aside  •  it  shall 

not  cleave  to  me. 
Afroward  heart  shall  depart  from  me  : 
I  will  not  know  a  wicked  person. 
1  Whoso  privily  slandereth  his  neighbour  Mm  will  1 

cut  off : 
Him  that  hath  an  high  look  and  a  proud  heart  will 
not  I  suffer. 


P*.  io2.]        THE    BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  1(5? 

•  Mine  eyes  s7<<rJl  be  upon  U  fthe  land, 

tiny  may  dirdl  with 
He  that  walketh  in  a  perfect  way,  ho  shall  servo  me. 
T  lh   thai  worl 

: 
He  that  telleth  liee  shall  not  tarry  in  my  sight. 
\<y  destroy  all  the  wicked  of  tin  I 

That  I  may  cut  off  all  wicked  doers  from  the  city 
of  the  Loud. 


Psalm  10-2. 

A  Prayer  of  the  afflicted,  when  he  is  overwhelmed,  and  poureth 
out  liis  complaint  before  the  Loud. 

HEAR  my  prayer,  0  Lord, 
And  let  my  cry  come  unto  thee. 

■>  from  me 
In  the  day  when  I  am  in  tremble;  incline  thine  ear 

unto 
In  the  day  when  I  call,  answer  me  speedily. 

r  my  days  are  consul, 
And  my  bones  are  homed  as  an  hearth. 
4  My  rut/ 

So  that  I  forget  to  eat  my  bread. 
By  reason  of  '  /  my  groaning, 

My  bones  cleave  to  my  skin. 

1  am  like  an  owl  of  the  desert. 
01 


168  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.        [Ps   xci 

7  /  watch,  and  am  as  a  sparrow  alone  upon  tlie  house 

top. 
6  Mine  enemies  reproach  me  all  the  day  ; 
And   they  that   are  mad  again^;  me   are   swons 
against  me. 
9  For  I  have  eaten  ashes  like  bread, 

And  mingled  my  drink  with  weeping, 
19  Because  of  thine  indignation  and  thy  wrath  : 
For  thou  Kast  lifted  me  up,  and  cast  me  down. 

11  My  days  arc  like  a  shadow  that  dcclineth  ; 
And  I  am  withered  like  grass. 

12  But  thou,  0  Lord,  shalt  endure  for  ever  ; 
And  thy  remembrance  unto  all  generations. 

18  Thou  shalt  arise,  and  have  mercy  upon  Zion  : 

For  the  time  to  favour  her,  yea,  the  set  time,  is 
come. 
14  For  thy  servants  take  pleasure  in  her  stones 

And  favour  the  dust  thereof. 
16  So  the  heathen  shall  fear  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 

And  all  the  kings  of  the  earth  thy  glory. 
16  When  the  Lord  shall  build  up  Zion, 

He  shall  appear  in  his  glory. 
11  He  will  regard  the  prayer  of  the  destitute, 

And  not  despise  their  prayer. 
•8  This  shall  be  written  for  the  generation  to  come  . 

And  the  people  which  shall  be  created  shall  praise 
the  Lord. 


Po.  103.]        THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  lGfr 

It  Mnc 
tua/ry  ; 

a  heaven  did  tlie  Lord  behold  the  earth  ; 
,0  To  ftmr  thi  g  r; 

To  ppointe  1  to  death  ; 

I 
And  his  praise  in  Jernsal 

together,     . 
And  the  kingdoms,  to  serve  the  Lokd. 

n  11  strength  in  the  wag; 

He  shortened  my  days. 

84  I  said,  0  my  God,  ta\  away  in  the  midst  of 

my d  .  1  : 

Tliy  years  are  throughont  all  generations. 
W  Of  old  in  id  thou  laid  tit  J  -th  : 

And  Qfl  are  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

26  Tht  y  shaU  lure  : 

Yea,  all  of  them  shall  was  old  like  a  garment ; 

As  a  vesture  shedt  thou  change  them, 

And  they  shall  be  changed  : 
**  But  thou  art 

And  thy  years  shall  have  no  end. 
16  The  children  of  thy  servants  shall  continue, 

And  their  seed  shall  be  established  before  thee, 

Jpealm   103. 

Im  of  David. 

BLESS  the  Lord.  0  my  sow  : 

And  all  that  is  within  me,  bless  his  holy  name. 


!70  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS         |Ps.  103. 

*  Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul, 
And  forget  not  all  his  benefits: 

3  Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities  ; 
Who  healeth  all  thy  diseases  ; 

4  Wlio  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruction  ; 

Who  crowneth  thee  with  loving-kindness  and  ten 

der  mercies  ; 
Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  with  good  things  ; 
So  that  thy  youth  is  renewed  like  the  eagle's. 

c  The  Loud  executeth  righteousness 
And  judgment  for  all  that  are  oppressed. 

'  He  made  known  his  ways  unto  Moses, 
His  acts  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

8  The  Lord  is  merciful  and  gracious, 
Slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy. 

9  He  will  not  always  chide  ; 

Neither  will  he  keep  his  anger  for  ever. 

10  He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins  ; 
Nor  rewarded  us  according  to  our  iniquities. 

11  For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the  earth , 

So  great  is  his  mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him. 

12  As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 

So  far  hath  he  removed  our  transgressions  froii 
us. 
18  Like  as  a  father  pitieth  Ids  children, 

So  the  Lord  pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 
u  For  he  knoweth  our  frame  ; 

He  remembereth  that  we  are  dust. 


ft.  104.]        THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  171 

14  As  for  man,  hu 

7  of  the  held,  so  he  flourisheth. 
'  the  iriti  (J  ■  e  ; 

And  the  place  thereof  Bhall  know  it  no  more. 

of  tit    Li  rd  tog  U 

And  liis  righteousness  unto  children's  children ; 

And  to  those  that  remember  his  commandments  to 
do  them. 

If  Hie  Lord  hath  prepared  hie  throne  in  the  heavens  ; 

And  his  kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 
10  Bl  u  t7u  Lord,  ye  his  a>  , 

tin  u'jth,  that  do  :  1  nte, 

Hearkening  unto  the  voice  of  his  word. 
I  tfie  Lord,  > 

Ye  ministers  of  his,  that  do  bis  pleasure. 
w  IV. ■  ss  the  Lor  1  rks 

n : 
Bless  the  Lord,  0  mv  soul. 


Jpsalm  104. 

BLESS  the  Lord,  0  my  soul. 

O  Lord  my  God,  thou  art  very  great ; 

1  If  with  light  as  with  a  garment* 


172  THE   BOOK  OF  PSALMS.         [P«.  10A 

Who  stretched  out  the  heavens  like  a  curtain  : 
1  Who   iayeth   the   beams  of  his  chambers  in  xhe 
waters : 

Who  rnaktth  the  douds  his  chariot  : 

Who  walketh  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind  : 
4  Who  maketh  his  angels  spirits; 

His  ministers  a  liammg  fire ; 
6  Who  laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth, 

That  it  should  not  be  removed  for  ever. 

6  Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep  as  with  a  garment. 
The  waters  stood  above  the  mountains. 

7  At  thy  rebuke  they  fled  ; 

At  the  voice  of  thy  thunder  they  hasted  away. 

8  They  go  up  by  the  mountains  ; 
They  go  down  by  the  valleys 

Unto  the  place  which  thou  hast  founded  for  thera. 
'  Thou  hast  set  a  bound  that  they  may  not  pas* 
That  they  turn  not  again  to  cover  the  earth. 

10  He  sendeth  the  springs  into  the  valleys, 
Which  run  among  the  hills. 

11  They  give  drink  to  every  beast  of  the  field : 
The  whd  asses  quench  their  thirst. 

u  By  them  shall  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  have  their  hob 
it  at  ion, 

Which  sing  among  the  branches. 
13  He  water  eth  the  hills  from  his  chambers  : 

The  earth  is  satisfied  with  the  fruit  of  thy  worka 
u  He  cause  th  the  grass  to  grow  for  the  cattle, 

And  herb  for  the  service  of  man  : 


?s    104.]        TIIE  BOOK   OF  PHA1  tft$  173 

16  And  wine  that  maketh  gb  rt  of  man, 

1  which  stv  th  man's  heart 

>>f  Lebanon,  which  he  hath  planted  ; 
its : 

e  storK,  the  fir-trees  are  her  hoof 

I  the  rocks  for  the  conies. 

>nn  knoweth  his  going  down. 

do  creep  forth. 

I 

And  lay  :hem  down  in  their  d 

And  to  his  labour  until  the  evening. 
•*•  0  Lord,  hoir 

In  wisdom  hast  then  made  them  all: 
:  s. 
fc  S  i  is  this  great  and  wide  sea, 

g  innumerable* 
small  and  gn 
*  : 
There  is  that  leviathan,  whom  thou  hast  made  to 
play  therein 


H  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.        [Ps.  105 

•*•  These  wait  all  upon  thee ; 

That   thou  may  est  give  them  their  meat  in  due 
season. 
n  That  thou  givest  them  they  gather  : 

Thou  openest  thine  hand,  they  are  filled  with  good 
w  Thou  hidest  thy  face,  they  are  trovMed  : 

Thou  takest  away  their  breath,  they  die, 

And  return  to  their  dust. 
80  Thou  sendest  forth  thy  spirit,  they  are  created: 

And  thou  renewest  the  face  of  the  earth. 


81  The  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  endure  for  ever ; 
The  Loud  shall  rejoice  in  his  works. 

82  He  looketh  on  the  earth,  and  it  trcmbleth : 
He  toucheth  the  hills,  and  they  smoke. 

53  1  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as  long  as  Hive : 

I  will  sing  praise  to  my  God  while  I  have  my  being 
84  My  meditation  of  him  shall  be  sweet : 

I  will  be  glad  in  the  Lord. 
95  Let  the  sinners  be  consumed  out  of  the  earth, 

And  let  the  wicked  be  no  more. 

Bless  thou  the  Lord,  0  my  soul. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Jpsalm  105. 

0  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  call  upon  his  nami 
Make  known  his  deeds  among  the  people. 


P».  105.]        THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  175 

g  unto  him  \m  : 

Talk  ye  of  all  bis  wondrous  works. 
•  G< 

Let  the  heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek  the  Lord 
4  >       '     Lord,  and  his  strength : 

>    ik  his  face  evermore. 
6  11  m  mbi  r  his  '  he  hath  <: 

re,  and  the  judgments  of  his  mouth  ; 

6  "  . 

Ye  children  of  Jacob  his  chosen. 

7  Hi  is  tic  Lord  out  i 

His  judgments  are  in  all  the  earth. 


8  He  7  -he  red  his  covenant  far 

The  word  which  he  commanded  to  a  thousand  gen 

erations. 
Whic?  M        vd    with  Abraham, 

And  his  oath  unto  Isaac  ; 

unto  Jacob,  f a?'  a  law. 
And  10  Israel  for  an  everlasting-  covenant : 
11  8  an. 

The  lot  of  your  inheritance  : 
11  TF7  0  men  in  n  umber; 

y  few,  and  strangers  in  it. 
n  Winn  tl  lion  to  another, 

From  one  kingdom  to  another  people ; 

14  JJ 

Yea,  he  reproved  kings  for  their  sakes  : 


176  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.        [Ps.  105 

:i  Saying.  Touch  not  mine  anointed, 
And  do  my  prophets  no  harm. 

16  Moreover  he  called  forth  a  famine  upon  the  land: 

He  brake  the  whole  staff  of  bread. 
]n  He  sent  a  man  before  them, 

Even  Joseph,  who  was  sold  for  a  servant : 
11   Whose  feet  they  hurt  with  fetters : 

He  was  laid  in  iron  : 
11  UntU  the  time  that  his  ward  came : 

The  word  of  the*  Lokd  tried  him. 
20  The  king  sent  and  loosed  I 

Even  the  ruler  of  the  people,  and  let  him  go  free. 
r-  He  made  him  lord  of  his  house, 

And  ruler  of  all  his  substance  : 

85  To  h in d  it  is  p  1  '  pleasure  ; 
And  teach  his  senators  wisdom. 

18  Israel  also  came  into  Egypt ; 

And  Jacob  sojourned  in  the  land  of  Ham. 
w  And  he  increased  his  people  greatly  ; 

And  made  them  stronger  than  their  enen.*cs 

86  He  turned  their  heart  to  hate  Ms  people, 
To  deal  subtilly  with  his  servants. 

86  He  sent  Moses  his  ■■  want ; 

And  Aaron  whom  he  had  chosen. 
w  Th 

And  wonders  in  the  land  of  Ham. 


PH105J        THE   BOOK   OF   PSALM&  177 

w  jt  '•  ; 

An d  his  word. 

*9  // 

And  slew  their 

oce, 

In  the  chambers  of  their  kings. 

is  of  flics, 

And  lice  in  all  their  coasts. 
"  //  lin, 

And  flaming  fire  in  their  land. 
33 II  >  fig -trees; 

And  brake  the  trees  of  their  coasts. 
34  II  stpak  .  and  I 

And  caterpillars,  an  ithout  number, 

And  devoured  the  fruit  of  their  ground. 

The  chief  of  all  their  strength. 
3:  II  brought  thi  m  forth  i  \d  gold : 

And  there  was  not  one  feeble  person  among  tkeil 
tribes. 

at  of  them  fell  upon  them. 

89  II'  ''9  > 

And  fire  to  give  light  in  the  ni 
*  77-  brought  quails, 

:,.em  with  the  bread  of  heaven. 
41  Hi 

They  ran  in  the  dry  places  like  a  river. 


178  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.       [Ps   106 

42  For  he  remembered  his  holy  promise, 
And  Abraham  his  servant. 

43  And  he  brought  forth  his  people  loithjoy, 
And  his  chosen  with  gladness  : 

44  And  gave  them  the  lands  of  the  heathen  : 
And  they  inherited  the  labour  of  the  people ; 

46  That  they  might  observe  his  statutes , 
And  keep  his  laws. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


Psalm    106. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord. 

0  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 
8  Who  can  utter  the  mighty  acts  of  the  Lord  t 

Who  can  shew  forth  all  his  praise? 
8  Blessed  are  they  that  keep  judgment, 

And  he  that  doeth  righteousness  at  all  times. 
4  Remember  me,  0  Lord,  with  the  favour  that  thou 
bearest  unto  thy  people  : 

O  visit  me  with  thy  salvation  ; 
6  That  I  may  see  the  good  of  thy  chosen, 

That  I  may  rejoice  in  the  gladness  of  thy  nation, 

That  I  may  glory  with  thine  inheritance. 

•  We  have  sinned  with  our  fathers, 
We    have    committed    iniquity,    we    have    dont 
wickedly. 


Ps.  1 06.]        THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  179 

'  Our  fat)  itood  not  thy  wander*  in  Egypt ; 

T7s< ;  4  the  m  ttUUude  of  thy  wu  reies; 

But  provoked  him  at  the  sea,  even  at  the  Red  sea. 

-;  than  for  hit  name's  sake, 
That    he   might   make  his   mighty  power    to   be 
known. 
9  JI<  \(  Bed  sea  al*o,  and  it  teas  dried  up  • 

So  he  led  tliem  through  the  depths,  as  through  the 
wildem  - 
0  And  he  saved  them  from  the  hand  of  him  thai  hated 
them, 
And  redeemed  them  from  the  hand  of  the  enemy. 
11  And  the  water*  covered  their  enemies  : 

There  was  not  one  of  them  left. 
,9  TJien  believed  they  his  word*  : 
They  sang  his  praise. 

18  They  soon  for  gat  his  works, 

They  waited  not  for  his  counsel  ■ 
14  But  lusted  exceedingly  in  the  wilderness, 

And  tempted  God  in  the  desert. 
w  And  he  gave  them  their  ream 

But  sent  leanness  into  their  soul. 
*•  They  en  :>>  0  Moses  also  in  the  camp, 

And  Aaron  the  saint  of  the  Lord. 
r  The  earth  op  d  up  Dathan, 

And  covered  the  company  of  Abiram. 
%%  And  a  fire  icas  kind'  wnyj 

The  name  burned  up  the  wicked. 


!80  THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.       [Ps.  106 

19  Tliey  made  a  calf  in  Horeb, 

And  worshipped  the  molten  image. 
90  Thus  they  changed  their  glory 

Into  the  similitude  of  an  ox  that  eateth  grass 
i]  They  for  gat  God  their  Saviour, 

Which  had  done  great  things  in  Egypt ; 
12  Wondrous  icorks  in  the  land  of  Ham, 

A  ad  terrible  things  by  the  Red  sea. 
2;;  Therefore  he  said  that  he  would  destroy  them, 

Had  not  Moses  his  chosen  stood  before  him  in  tht 
breach, 

To  turn  away  his  wrath, 

Lest  he  should  destroy  them. 

24  Yea,  they  despised  the  pleasant  land, 
They  believed  not  his  word  : 

25  But  murmured  in  their  tents, 

And  hearkened  not  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord. 
*°  Therefore  he  lifted  up  his  hand  against  them, 

To  overthrow  them  in  the  wilderness : 
r  To  overthrow  their  seed  also  among  the  nations, 

And  to  scatter  them  in  the  lands. 
19  They  joined  themselves  also  unto  Baal-peor, 

And  ate  the  sacrifices  of  the  dead. 
83  Thus  they  provoked  him  to  anger  with  their  inven 
tions : 

And  the  plague  brake  in  upon  them. 
80  Then  stood  up  Phinehas,  and  executed  judgment : 

And  so  the  plague  was  stayed. 


Ps.  ic6.]        THE    BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  181 

81  A  ted  unto  him  for  riyh 

Unto  all  generations  for  evermore. 
w  They  an% 

i>o  that  if  went  ill  with  Moses  for  their  sakes  ■ 
15  Because  they  provoked  hie  spirit, 

So  that  he  spake  unadvisedly  with  his  lips. 

w  They  did  not  destroy  the  nations. 

Concerning  whom  the  Lord  commanded  them  : 
w  But  were  mingled  among  the  heathen, 

And  learned  their  works. 
u  And  they  Si  rved  their  idols 

Which  were  a  snare  unto  them. 
87  Yea,  they  sacrificed  their  i 

And  their  daughters  unto  devils, 

I  shed  innoa  rU  blood, 
Even  the  blood  oi  their  sons  and  of  their  daughters 
Whom  they  sacrificed  unto  the  idols  of  Canaan  : 
And  the  land  was  polluted  with  blood. 
s*  Thus  were  they  defiled  with  their  own  works, 
And  went  a  whoring  with  their  own  inventions. 

40  Tlu  !  the  wrath  of  the  Loud 

his  ]•■ 
Insomuch  that  he  abhorred  his  own  inheritance. 

41  And  he  gave  than  into  t  f  the  heathen  ; 
And  they  that  hated  them  ruled  over  them. 

42  Their  enemies  q/tso  q 

And  they  were  brought  into  subjection  under  tLeii 
hand. 


182  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.        [Ps.  107 

43  Many  times  did  he  deliver  them  ;  hut  they  provoked 
him  icith  their  counsel, 
And  were  brought  low  for  their  iniquity. 

14  Nevertheless  he  regarded  their  affliction, 
When  he  heard  their  cry  : 

15  And  he  remembered  for  them  his  covenant, 

And  repented  according  to  the  multitude  of  his 
mercies. 

46  lie  made  them  also  to  be  pitied 

Of  all  those  that  carried  them  captives. 

47  Save  us,  0  Lord  our  God, 

And  gather  us  from  among  the  heathen, 
To  give  thanks  unto  thy  holy  name, 
And  to  triumph  in  thy  praise. 

48  Blessed  be  the.  Lord   God  of  Israel  from 

everlasting  to  everlasting  : 
And  let  all  the  people  say,  Amen. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


Psalm   107. 

0  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  for  lie  is  good  : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

*  Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord  say  so, 
Whom  he  hath  redeemed  from  the  hand  of  th« 
enemy ; 


Ps.  io-.]        THE    BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  182 

8  And  gatfu 
From  tl  from  the  north 

and  from  the  south. 

1  T  tary  way  ; 

They  found  no  city  to  dwell  in. 
6  Hungry  and  thirsty, 

Their  bouI  fainted  in  them. 
6  Then  tl- ;.  '■>  the  Lord  in  their  tn 

And  he  delivered  them  out  of  their  distr 
1  And  fa  I  d  tl         orth  by  the  tight  way, 

That  they  might  go  to  a  city  of  habitation. 

8  Oh  that  the  L orb  fo r  h is  g i win cs^ 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men 

9  For  ■  th  the  longing  soul, 

And  filleth  the  hungry  soul  with  goodn< 

10  Si  biess  and  th  of  death, 
Being  bound  in  affliction  and  iron  ; 

11  Because  they  rebelled  against  the  ward 

And  contemned  the  counsel  of  the  Most  High  ; 
15  Th  r  rovght  down  th  '  ',.-,ui  , 

They  fell  down,  and  there  was  none  to  help. 
18  Then  thev  cried  unto  the  Lord  > 

And  he  saved  them  out  of  their  distress 
M  H<  brought  them  out  of  darkness  and  the  shadt)w  of 
death, 

And  brake  their  bands  in  sunder. 
'•B  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodneu 

And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  o/ 
men! 


184  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.       [Ps   107 

16  For  he  hath  broken  the  gates  of  brass, 
And  cut  the  bars  of  iron  in  sunder. 

17  Fools,  because  of  their  transgression, 

And  because  of  their  iniquities,  are  afflicted. 

18  Thar  soul  abhorreth  all  manner  of  meat ; 
And  they  draw  near  unto  the  gates  of  death. 

19  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 
And  he  saveth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

90  He  sent  his  word,  and  healed  them, 

x\nd  delivered  them  from  tl  eir  destructions 

21  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness, 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

99  And  let  them  sacrifice  the  sacrifices  of  thanksgiving, 
And  declare  his  works  with  rejoicing. 

23  Tliey  that  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships. 

That  do  business  in  great  waters ; 
84  These  see  the  works  of  the  Lord, 

And  his  wonders  in  the  deep, 
n  For  he  commandeth,  and  raiseth  the  stormy  windy 

Which  lifteth  up  the  waves  thereof. 
86  They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they  go  down  again  li 
the  depths : 

Their  soul  is  melted  because  of  trouble. 
**  They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stagger  like  a  drunken  man 

And  are  at  their  wit's  end. 
18  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 

And  he  bringeth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 


Pi.  107.]        THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  183 

s*  Hi  m  'il-i  tJi  th  1 
Bo  that  I  still. 

hi  quiet ; 

.Veil. 

<]  Oh  ti< <d  1 

0  the  child  run  of  men  1 
*2  L<t  I  f  di4 

And  praise  him  in  the  assembly  of  the  elders. 


0  He  <■  >■' ess, 

And  the  water-springs  into  dry  ground; 
84  -4  fruitful  In  ml  i,  t  88, 

For  the  wickedness  of  them  that  dwell  therein. 
86 II-  «s  info?  a  tfta?iding  icater, 

And  dry  ground  into  water-springs. 
5  f/<c  hungry  to  1 

That  they  may  prepare  a  city  for  habitation ; 

*  And  soic  the  f  rds, 
Which  may  yield  fruits  of  incn 

*  lit  to  that  they  are  multiplied 

My; 

And  suffereth  not  their  cattle  to  decrease. 
w  Again,  they  ar-  r ought  low 

Through  oppression,  affliction,  and  sorrow. 
m  Ht  1 

And   causeth    them  to  wander  in  the  wilderness, 
where  there  is  no  way. 


180  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.        [Ps.  io* 

41  Yet  setteth  he  the  poor  on  high  from  affliction, 
And  maketh  him  families  like  a  flock. 

42  The  righteous  shall  see  it,  and  rejoice : 
And  all  iniquity  shall  stop  her  mouth. 

43  Whoso  is  wise,  and  icill  observe  these  things, 

Even  they  shall  understand  the  loving-kindness  oi 
the  Lord. 


Psalm   108. 

A  Song  or  Psalm  of  David. 

0  GOB,  my  heart  is  fixed; 

1  will  sing  and  give  praise, 
p]ven  with  my  glory. 

2  Axcake,  pscdtery  and  harp : 
I  myself  will  awake  early. 

3  I  icill  praise  thee,  0  Lord,  among  the  people : 
And  I  will  sing  praises  unto  thee  among  the  nations 

4  For  thy  mercy  is  great  above  the  heavens  : 
And  thy  truth  reacheth  unto  the  clouds. 

1  Be  thou  excdted,  0  God,  above  the  heavens  : 

xAnd  thy  glory  above  all  the  earth; 
6  Thai  thy  beloved  may  be  delivered  : 

Save  with  thy  right  hand,  and  answer  me. 
*  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holiness  ; 

I  -ill  rejoice,  I  icill  divide  Shechem, 

And  mete  out  the  valley  of  Succoth. 


Ps.  ic9.]       THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  187 

;-  is  mine ; 
Bphrai  id; 

J 11- lull  is  my  k 

shoe; 
will  I  triumph. 
10  W?i  mg  city? 

Who  will  lead  nit-  into  Edom9 
u  Wi  4  us  off? 

And  wilt  not  thou,  0  God,  go  forth  with  our  hoita 
*■  Give  us  help  J  : 

For  vain  is  the  help  of  man. 
*  Through  God  we  shall  do  valiantly : 

For  he  it  is  that  shall  tread  down  our  enemir*. 


Psalm  109. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HOLD  not  thy  pease, 

O  God  of  my  praise  : 
*  Fbr  the  mout)  Ticked  and  the  mouth  of  III 

tlare  opened  against  me  : 

They  have  spoken  against  me  with  a  lying  tonine. 
1  Th  - ,  w  rds  of  h  a  t  red  . 

And  fought  against  me  without  a  cause. 
A  For  my  lot 

But  I  give  myself  unto  prayer. 


188  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.        [Ps.  109 

5  And  they  hace  rewarded  me  evil  for  good, 
And  hatred  for  my  love. 


•  Set  thou  a  wicked  man  oxer  him : 

And  let  Satan  stand  at  his  right  hand. 
1  When  he  shall  he  judged,  let  him  be  condemned  : 

And  let  his  prayer  become  sin. 
1  Let  his  days  befeic; 

And  let  another  take  his  office. 
9  Let  his  children  be  fatherless, 

And  his  wife  a  widow. 
*  Let  his  children  be  continually  vagabonds,  and  beg : 

Let  them  seek  their  bread  also  out  of  their  desolate 
places. 

11  Let  the  extortioner  catch  all  that  he  hath  ; 
And  let  the  strangers  spoil  his  labour. 

12  Let  there  be  none  to  extend  mercy  unto  him  : 
Neither  let  there  be  any  to  favour  his  fatherless 

children. 
12  Let  his  posterity  be  cut  off ; 
And  in  the  generation  following  let  their  name  be 
blotted  out. 
M  Let  the  iniquity  of  his  fathers  be  remembered  with 
the  Lord  ; 
And  let  not  the  sin  of  his  mother  be  blotted  out. 
15  Let  them  be  before  the  Lord  continually, 
That  he  may  cut  off  the  memory  of  them  from  thf 
earth. 


Ps.  ic9.J        THE   BOOK   OF  PSA!  !  189 

11  Because  thai  I- 

That  he  might  even  slay  the  broken  in  h« 
n    j, 

he  delighted  not  in  blessing,  so  let  it  bt  far  from 
him. 
1?  At  'f  with  em 

hike  as  with  his  garment, 

tor, 
And  like  oil  into  his  bones. 

!«/,,♦  f 

And  for  a  girdle  wherewith  he  is  girded  conthr 
*°  L>t  thiq  ardofmim  mtlu 

L'tRD, 

And  of  them  that  speak  evil  against  my  soul. 
S1  But  do  ' 7  .  0  God  the  Lord,  for  thy  name9* 

Because  thy  mercy  is  good,  deliver  thou  me. 
w  For  I  am  poor 

And  my  heart  is  wounded  within  me. 
n  I 0  '7  : 

I  am  tossed  up  and  down  as  the  locust. 
*4  My  I  ■  \  rough  fatting  ; 

And  my  flesh  faileth  of  fatness. 
■ 

When  they  looked  upon  me  they  shaked  their  heads 
*  II  Ip  me.  0  Lord  my  G 

Oh  save  me  according  to  thy  mercy: 


191  THE   BOOK  OF  PSALMS.       [Ps.  no 

n  TJiat  they  may  know  that  this  is  thy  Jiand  ; 

That  thou,  Lord,  hast  done  it. 
u  Let  them  curse,  but  Mess  thou  : 

When  they  arise,  let  them  be  ashamed  ;  but  let  thy 
servant  rejoice. 

Let  mine  adversaries  be  clothed  with  shame ; 

And  let  them  cover  themselves  with  their  own  con- 
fusion,  as  with  a  mantle. 
80  I  will  greatly  praise  the  Lord  with  my  mouth; 

Tea,  I  will  praise  him  among  the  multitude. 
w  For  he  shall  stand  at  the  right  hand  of  the  pool , 

To  save  him  from  those  that  condemn  his  souL 

Psalm   110. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 

Sit  thou  at  my  right  hand, 

Until  I  make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool. 

The  Lord  shall  send  the  rod  of  thy  strength  out  of 

Zion : 
Rule  thou  in  the  midst  of  thine  enemies. 
Thy  people  shall  be  willing  in  the  day  of  thy  power, 
In  the  beauties  of  holiness  from  the  womb  of  tJie 

morning : 
Thou  hast  the  dew  of  thy  youth. 

TJie  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  will  not  repent,  Thcu  cvrt 

a  priest  for  ever 
After  the  order  of  Melchizedek. 


Ps.  in]        THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  191 

1  Tfu  Lord  at  th$  right  I 

Shal  "  "••  icrath 

•  He  Bhall  judge  among  the  heathen, 

11 

He  shall  wound  the  heads  over  many  countries. 
7  Ik  %h  '!'  drink  <>/  the  brook  in  I 
Therefore  shall  lie  lift  op  the  head. 


Psalm    111. 

TRAISE  ye  the  Lord. 

I  will  praise  the  Loed  with  my  whole  heart, 

In  U  ijht, 

And  in  the  congregation. 

1  Th-  the  Lord  are  great. 

Sought  out  of  all  them  that  have  pleasure  therein, 
His    '     I    *7      ■<ural>le  and  glorious : 
And  his  righteousness  endnreth  for  ever. 

4  He  works  to  he  remem 

lh  red  : 
The  Loud  is  gracious  and  full  of  compassion 
He  hath  g  unto  them  that  fear  him  : 

He  will  ever  be  mindful  of  his  covenant. 
He  hath  i  •  of  his  ic or Is, 

That    he    may   give    them    the    heritage    of    the 

heathen. 
Tit  <  :<  is  h  a  n  els  a  re  ve  rity  a  n el  j  u  dg  m  e  ji t ; 

All  his  commandments  are  sure. 


192  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.        [Ps.  n» 

8  They  stand  fast  for  ever  and  ever, 

And  are  done  in  truth  and  uprightness. 
8  He  sent  redemption  unto  his  people  : 
He  hath  commanded  his  covenant  for  ever: 
Holy  and  reverend  is  his  name. 
,(  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wisdom  : 
A  good  understanding  have  all  they  that  do  hia 

commandments  : 
His  praise  endureth  for  ever. 

Psalm  112. 

PBAISE  ye  the  Lord. 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  feareth  the  Lord, 

That  delighteth  greatly  in  his  commandments. 

5  His  seed  shall  be  mighty  upon  earth  : 
The  generation  of  the  upright  shall  be  biesscd. 

8  Wealth  and  riches  shall  be  in  his  house  : 
And  his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

4  Unto  the  upright  there  ariseth  light  in  the  darkness  : 
He  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion,  and  right 
eons : 

1  A  good  man  sheiceth  favour,  and  lendeth  : 
He  will  guide  his  affairs  with  discretion. 

€  Surely  he  shall  not  be  moved  for  ever  : 
The  righteous  shall  be  in  everlasting  remembrance, 

9  He  shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil  tidings  : 
His  heart  is  fixed,  trusting  in  the  Lord. 


Pi    113.]        THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  193 

aid, 

Until  he  Bee  hia  desire  upon  his  enemies. 
9  He  hath  < 

He  hath  given  to  the  poor  ; 

His  riffh  U  Iwn  th  for  1 r^  r  ; 

His  horn  shall  be  exalted  with  honour. 
10  The  wicl 

He  shall  gnash  with  his  teeth,  and  melt  away : 

The  desire  uf  the  wicked  shall  perish. 


Psalm    113. 

PPAISE  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise,  0  ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 

Praise  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
*  Blessed  be  I  he  name  of  the  Lord 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 
1  Fro m  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto  the  going  down  of 
the  1 

The  Lohd's  name  is  to  be  praised. 
4  The  Lord  is  high  above  a7?  nations, 

And  his  glory  above  the  heavens. 

1  Wlw  is  like  unto  the  Lord  our  God, 

Who  dwelleth  on  high, 
8  Who  humbled  himself  to  behold  the  things  that  are  in 
he riven , 
And  in  the  earth  ? 

13 


104  THE   BOOK  OF  PSALMS.       [Ps.  114. 

1  He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the  dust, 

And  liftelh  the  needy  out  of  the  dunghill ; 
8  That  he  may  set  him  icith  princes, 

Even  with  the  princes  of  his  people. 
8  He  maketh  the  barren  woman  to  keep  house, 

And  to  be  a  joyful  mother  of  children. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


Psalm   114. 

WHEN  Israel  went  out  of  Egypt, 
The    house    of  Jacob  from  a   people  of  strange 
language ; 
9  Judah  teas  his  sanctuary, 
And  Israel  his  dominion. 

8  Tlie  sea  saw  it,  and  fled : 
Jordan  was,  driven  back. 

*  The  mountains  skipped  like  rams. 
And  the  little  hills  like  lambs. 

5  What  ailed  thee,  0  thou  sea,  that  thou  fleddestt 
Thou  Jordan,  that  thr  u  wast  driven  back  ? 

1  Ye  mountains,  that  ye  skipped  like  rams  ; 
And  ye  little  hills,  like  lambs  ? 

'  Tremble,  thou  earth,  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord 
At  the  presence  of  the  God  of  Jacob  ; 

*  Which  turned  the  rock  into  a  standing  water, 
The  flint  into  a  fountain  of  waters. 


Pa   1 1 5.1       THE   BOOK   OF    TSALMS.  \9t 

f)9:llm    115. 

NOT  unto  US,  0  Lord,  not  unto  its, 
But  unto  tin/  nam*  gitn  glory, 

For  thy  mercy,  and  for  thy  truth's  saka 
1  Wherefor  *ay, 

.  Where  is  now  their  God  ? 
1  But  ■> 
lie  hath  done  whatsoever  he  pleased. 

4  TJicii 

The  work  of  men's  hands. 
6  They  ha\  .  but  they  speak  not: 

Eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not : 
1  TJiey  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not : 

Noses  have  they,  but  they  smell  not : 
T  They  have  hands,  but  thep  handle  not: 

Feet  have  they,  but  they  wa^k  not : 

Neither  speak  they  through  their  throa* 
8  They  that  make  them  are  like  unto  them; 

So  is  every  one  that  trusteth  in  them. 

•  0  Israel,  trust  thou  in  the  Lord  : 
He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

10  0  house  of  Aaron,  trust  in  the  Lord  : 
He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

11  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  trust  in  the  Lord: 
He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 


100  THE  BOOK   OF   PSALMS.       [Ps.  116 

15  The  Lord  hath  been  mindful  of  us  ; 
II  e  will  bless  us  ; 

lie  xcill  bless  the  house  of  Israel  * 

He  will  bless  the  house  of  Aaron. 
13  He  will  lless  them  that  fear  1 1.  Lord, 

Both  small  and  great. 
24  The  Lord  shall  increase  you  more  and  mow, 

You  and  your  children. 
13  Ye  are  blessed  of  the  Lord 

Which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

16  The  heaven,  even  the  heavens,  are  the  Lord's  : 

But  the  earth  hath  he  given  to  the  children  of  men* 
1  The  dead  praise  not  the  Lord, 

Neither  any  that  go  down  into  silence. 
8  But  ice  icill  bless  the  Lord 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 

Praise  the  Lord. 


pjalm   116. 

/  LOVE  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  heard  my  voice 
And  my  supplications. 
*  Because  he  hath  inclined  his  ear  unto  me, 
Therefore  will  I  call  upon  him  as  long  as  I  live. 

1  The  sorrows  of  death  compassed  me, 
And  the  pains  of  hell  got  hold  upon  me  : 
{  found  trouble  and  sorrow. 


Fs    1 1 6.]        THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  197 

4  Then  called  Iupon  tin  ncvnn  of  the  Loud; 

0  Lobd,  [bee    cfa  thee,  deliver  my  soul. 

:  G  i  ijhtcous  ; 

Yea,  oui  God  is  merciful. 

•  The  Lord  pn  %  hh  th  tfu 

1  was  brought  low,  and  he  helped  me. 
1  Return  tint  >  i  ■  ■  d  ; 

For  the  Lord  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  thee. 

•  For  thou  host  Ufrom  death, 
Mine  eye.-  from  tears,  and  my  feet  from  falling. 

•  /  will   icalk  before   the   Lord   in  the  land  of  tJu 

lie  lug. 

10  I  believed,  therefore  have  I  spoken  : 
Lwasgr-  >d: 

11  I  said  in  my  haste,  all  men  are  liars 

12  What  shall  I render  unto  the  Lord 

For  all  his  benefits  toward  me  ? 

13  I  will  take  the  cup  of 

And  call  upon  tfu  name  of  the  Lord. 
u  I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Loud 

Now  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people. 
u>  Precious  in  tht  sight  of  the  Lord 

Ls  the  death  of  his  saints. 
w  O  Lord,  truly  I  am  thy  servant  ; 

I  am  thy  sen  >ut,  and  the  son  of  thine  handmaid: 

Thou  hast  loosed  my  bonds. 


198  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.        [Ps.  118 

11 1  will  ojftr  ;o  thee  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving, 
And  will  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

18  I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord 
Now  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people, 

19  In  the  courts  of  the  Lord's  house, 
In  the  midst  of  thee,  0  Jerusalem. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Jbalm  117. 

0  PRAISE  the  Lord,  all  ye  nations  : 
Praise  him,  all  ye  people. 

•  For  his  merciful  kindness  is  great  toward  us  : 
And  the  truth  of  the  Lord  eudureth  for  ever. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Psalm  118. 

0  GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good  ; 
Because  his  mercy  eudureth  for  ever. 

*  Let  Israel  now  say, 

That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 
8  Let  the  house  of  Aaron  now  say, 

That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 
4  Let  them  now  that  fear  the  Lord  say 

That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

h  I  called  upon  the  Lord  in  distress  : 
The  Lord  answered  me,  and  set  me  in  a  large  plac« 


Ps.  n8J        THE  BOOK   OF   PSAU  199 

f  7';    /  femr : 

What  can  man  do  unto  me? 

t  >r^7/  them  that  help  me : 

TL'  .  HI   See   my  desire   upon  thein  thai 

hate  me. 

8  It  ii  tetter  (0  frtMt  in  (fa  Zo/?z> 

M  in  man. 

9  It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord 
Than  to  put  confidence  in  princes. 

K  AU  inpasstd  me  about : 

But  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  will  I  destroy  them. 
11  77  t ; 

Yea,  they  compassed  me  about  : 

But  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  I  will  destroy  them. 

They  are  quenched  as  the  fire  of  thorns  : 

For  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  I  will  destroy  them. 

13  Thk  u  hast  thrust  $:>rc  at  me  that  I  might  fall : 
But  the  Lord  helped  me. 

14  Z7     Li   .;   is  my  strength  and  song, 
And  is  become  my  salvation. 

■  Ti.  I   ttiem  is  in  the  tabtr 

nodes  of  the  righteous  : 

1  of  the  Lord  doeth  valiantly. 
u  11  '  ed  : 

The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth  valiantly. 

But  live,  and  declare  the  works  of  the  Lord. 


200  THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.        [Ps.  uS 

lb  The  Lord  hath  chastened  me  sore  : 

But  he  Lath  not  given  me  over  unto  deatn. 
19  Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteousness : 

I  will  o(  into  them,  and  I  will  praise  the  Lord. 
53  This  gate  oj  the  Lord, 

Into  which  the  righteous  shall  enter. 
i]  I  will  praise  thee  :  for  thou  hast  heard  me, 

And  art  become  my  salvation. 
J2  The  stone  ichich  the  builders  refused 

Is  become  the  head  stone  of  the  corner. 
23  This  is  the  Lord's  doing  ; 

It  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes. 

84  This  is  the  day  ichich  the  Lord  hath  made  ; 
We  will  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  it, 

85  Sane  note,  I  beseech  tliee,  0  Lord  ; 

0  Lord,  1  beseech  thee,  send  now  prosperity. 
9C  Blessed   be   he    that   cometh   in   the   name   of  the 
Lord  : 

Vie  have  blessed   you   out   of  the   house   of  tht 
Lord. 
87  God  is  the  Lord,  which  hath  sheiccd  us  light : 

Bind  the  sacrifice  with  cords, 

Even  unto  the  horns  of  the  altar. 
K  Thou  art  my  God,  and  I icill  praise  thee  : 

Thou  art  my  God,  I  will  exalt  thee. 
19  0  give  thinks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good  „' 

For  his  inercy  endureth  for  ever. 


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flsulm    119. 

ph. 

BLESSED  areU  way 

Who  walk  in  the  law  of  the  Lotcd. 
'  Bits*  d  an  th 

And  that  seek  him  with  the  whole  heart. 
1  The\  tity: 

They  walk  in  his  waya 
4  7Vrj'/  Aod  commanded  us 

To  keep  thy  precepts  diligently. 
6  0  th  \y$  ice  re  directed 

To  keep  thy  statutes  ! 
1  Tlun  shall  1 not  bt  ashamed, 

When  I  have  respect  unto  all  thy  commandments. 
* 1  >  oith  upright  irt, 

When  I  shall  have  learned  thy  righteous  judgments 
*  /  witt  h  tip  thy  s'e.t</ti* : 

O  forsake  me  not  utterly. 

BETH. 

9  YFlicrctritlL  shaU  a  young  man  d  >cayt 

By  taking  hee-1  thereto  according  to  thy  word. 

10  With  i  ny  whoU  heart  have  I  sought  U 
0  let  me  nor  wander  from  thy  ommandments. 

1    Thy  word  have  I  hid  In  mine  heart, 
That  I  might  not  sin  against  thee. 


I 


202  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.       \?s.  u* 

12  Blessed  art  thou,  0  Lord  : 

Teach  me  thy  statutes. 
12  With  my  lips  have  I  declared 

All  the  judgments  of  thy  mouth. 

14  I  have  rejoiced  in  the  ic ay  of  thy  testimonies, 
As  much  as  in  all  riches. 

16  I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts, 

And  have  respect  unto  thy  ways. 
16 1  will  delight  myself  in  thy  statutes  : 

I  will  not  forget  thy  word. 

GIMEL. 

11  Deal  bountifully  with  thy  servant, 
That  I  may  live,  and  keep  thy  word. 

15  Open  thou  mine  eyes, 

That  I  may  behold  wondrous  things  out  of  thy  law 
u  I  am  a  stranger  in  the  earth  : 

Hide  not  thy  commandments  from  me. 
S)  My  soul  breaketh  for  the  longing 

That  it  hath  unto  thy  judgments  at  all  times. 
11  TJwu  hast  reluked  the  proud  that  are  cursed, 

Which  do  err  from  thy  commandments. 
w  Remote  from  me  reproach  and  contempt ; 

For  I  have  kept  thy  testimonies. 
w  Princes  also  did  sit  and  speak  against  me  : 

But  thy  servant  did  meditate  in  thy  statutes. 
u  TJiy  testimonies  also  arc  my  delight, 

And  my  counsellors. 


Ps.  u9.]        THE    BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  20? 

DALETH. 

Quicken  thou  me  according  to  thy  word. 
HI/  me: 

;  I  es. 
91  Ma  p£i : 

-hall  I  talk  of  thy  wondrous  works. 
u  My  eovl  is 

Strengthen  thou  me  according  unto  thy  word. 
w  Rem 

And  grant  me  thy  law  graciously. 
th  : 

Thy  judgments  have  I  laid  before  me 
31 1  At  ies  : 

0  Lord,  put  me  not  to  shame. 
88  IiciU  ay  of  thy  >  <  r<&, 

When  thou  shalt  enlarge  my  heart. 

HE. 

88  Teach  me,  0  Lord,  the  may  of  thy  statutes  ; 
And  I  shall  keep  it  unto  the  end. 

84  Glee  in'.  \nd  I  shall  keep  thy  law  ; 
Yea,  I  shall  observe  it  with  my  whole  heart. 

85  Ma  Iky  unnmandmenle  j 
For  therein  do  I  delight. 

u  I,  nte  thy  teetimoniee, 

And  not  to  covetousness. 


204  THE  BOOK   OF   PSALMS.        [Ps.  1 <* 

iT  Tarn  away  mine  eyes  from  beholding  vanity  ; 

And  quicken  thou  me  in  thy  way. 
88  Establish  thy  word  unto  thy  servant, 

Who  is  devoted  to  thy  fear. 
2D  Turn  aicay  my  reproach  which  I  fear  : 

For  t\\j  judgments  are  good. 

40  Behold,  I  have  longed  after  thy  precepts : 
Quicken  me  in  thy  righteousness. 

VAU. 

41  Let  thy  mercies  come  also  unto  me,  0  Lord, 
Even  thy  salvation,  according  to  thy  word. 

48  So  shall  I  have  wherewith  to  answer  him  that  re- 
proacheth  me : 
For  I  trust  in  thy  word. 

43  And  take  not  the  word  of  truth  utterly  out  of  my 

mouth  ; 
For  I  have  hoped  in  thy  judgments. 

44  So  shall  I  keep  thy  law  continually 
For  ever  and  ever. 

48  And  Iicill  walk  at  liberty : 
For  I  seek  thy  precepts. 

46  I  will  speak  of  thy  testimonies  also  before  kings, 
And  will  not  be  ashamed. 

47  And  I  will  delight  myself  in  thy  commandments, 
Which  I  have  loved. 

48  My  hands  also  will  I  lift  up  unto  thy  commandment* 

which  I  have  loved  ; 
And  I  will  meditate  in  thy  statutes. 


K.  119.]  K)K   OF   PSALMS.  20£ 

ZAIX. 

49  R<  member  the  word  unto  thy  servant, 
Upon  which  thou  hast  caused  me  to  hope. 

'■■•    77/  a    ■ 

For  thy  word  hath  quickened  me. 
5'  77  d  me  greatly  in  derision: 

Yet  have  I  not  declined  from  thy  law. 
B  L  r  )RD  , 

And  have  comforted  myself. 
m  H  rror  I  1  n#f  <>/77w  mcked 

That  forsake  thy  law. 
14  7  7  ///  so/?#s 

In  the  house  of  my  pilgrimage. 
w  I  have  remembered  thy  name,  0  Lord,  fa  the  night, 

And  have  kept  thy  law. 
w  77 

Because  I  kept  thy  precepts. 

CHETH. 

n  Thou  art  my  portion,  0  Lord: 

I  have  said  that  I  would  keep  thy  words. 
y  I  entreat  >ur  with  my  whole  heart : 

Be  merciful  to  me  according-  to  thy  word. 
59  I thought  on  my  ways, 

And  turned  my  feet  unto  thy  testimonies 
10  /  m  I  not 

To  keep  thy  commandments. 


206  THE  BOOK  OF   PSALMS.       [Ps.119 

81  TJie  hands  of  the  wicked  have  robbed  me  : 

But  I  have  not  forgotten  thy  law. 
%i  At  midnight  I  will  rise  to  give  thanks  unto  thee, 

Because  of  thy  righteous  judgments. 

63  lam  a  companion  of  all  them  that  fear  thee, 
And  of  them  that  keep  thy  precepts. 

64  The  earth,  0  Lord,  is  full  of  thy  mercy : 
Teach  me  thy  statutes. 


TETH. 

*  Thou  hast  dealt  well  icith  thy  servant, 
O  Lord,  according  unto  thy  word. 

66  Teach  me  good  judgment  and  knowledge  : 
For  I  have  believed  thy  commandments. 

67  Before  I  teas  afflicted,  I  went  astray : 
But  now  have  I  kept  thy  word. 

58  Thou  art  good,  and  doest  good ; 

Teach  me  thy  statutes. 
69  The  proud  have  forged,  a  lie  against  me  : 

But  I  will  keep  thy  precepts  with  my  whole  heart 
TO  Their  heart  is  as  fat  as  grease  ; 

But  I  delight  in  thy  law. 
"  It  is  good  for  me  that  I  have  been  afflicted  ; 

That  I  might  learn  thy  statutes. 
w  The  laic  of  thy  mouth  is  better  unto  me 

Than  thousands  of  gold  and  silver. 


Ps.  119.  THE   BOOK  OF  PSALM&  207 

JOD. 

n  Thy  h  a  n  t  Is  It  a  ve  m  ade  m  e  andt 

Give  me  understanding,  that  I  may  Learn  thy  com- 
mandments. 
14  77. .  7  when  they  see  mc  ; 

Because  I  have  hoped  in  thy  word. 
76  77,'  d,  thai  thy  ight, 

And  that  thou  in  faithfulness  hast  afflicted  me. 
m  Let,  I  pray  thee,  thy  merciful  kin  far  m$ 

comfort, 

According  to  thy  word  unto  thy  servant. 
11  Let  thy  tender  mercies  come  unto  me,  thai  I  may  lire 

For  thy  law  is  my  delight. 

78  Let  the  p  \  \amed  :  for  th  y  dealt  pert 

■  'ihaut  a  cause  : 
But  I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts. 

79  Let  those  that  fear  thee  turn  ^,>t"  me, 

And  those  that  have  known  thy  testimonies. 

80  Let  my  heart  be  sound  in  thy  statutes ; 
That  I  be  not  ashamed. 

CAPH. 

81  My  soul  faint  eth  for  thy  salvation : 
But  I  hope  in  thy  word. 

88  Mine  eyes  fail  far  thy  word, 

Saying,  When  wilt  thou  comfort  me? 
83  For  Lam  became  like  a  bottle  in  the  smoke; 

Yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  stat^-es. 


308  THE  BOOR  OF  PSALMS.        TPs.  "9 

84  ITotc  many  are  the  days  of  thy  servant  f 

When  wilt  thou  execute  judgment  on  them  that 
persecute  me? 
65  The  proud  have  digged  pits  for  me, 

Which  are  not  after  thy  law. 
86  All  thy  commandments  are  faithful ; 

They  persecute  me  wrongfully  ;  help  thou  me. 
•'  They  had  almost  consumed  me  upon  earth  ; 

But  I  forsook  not  thy  precepts. 
58  Quicken  me  after  thy  loving-kindness  ; 

So  shall  I  keep  the  testimony  of  thy  mouth. 


69  For  ever,  0  Lord, 

Thy  word  is  settled  in  heaven. 
90  Thy  faithfulness  is  unto  oil  generations  : 

Thou  hast  established  the  earth,  and  it  abideth. 
81  They  contin  ue  this  day  according  to  thine  ordinance* 

For*  all  are  thy  servants. 
99  Unless  thy  law  had  been  my  delights, 

I  should  then  have  perished  in  mine  affliction. 
K  I  will  never  forget  thy  precepts  : 

For  with  them  thou  hast  quickened  me. 
94 1  am  thine,  save  me  ; 

For  I  have  sought  thy  precepts. 
w  The  icicked  have  waited  for  me  to  destroy  me: 

But  I  will  consider  thy  testimonies. 
w  I  have  seen  an  end  of  all  perfection  : 

But  thy  commandment  is  exceeding  broad. 


Ps.  1 1 9.1        THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  209 


91  0  how  1cm  I  thy  law! 

ition  all  the  day. 
*  Thou  through  thy  U  hart  made  mi 

■ 
For  they  are  ever  with  m 
99  I  hare  i  ting  than  all  my  teathen, 

For  thy  testimonies  are  my  meditation. 

Because  I  keep  thy  precepts. 

101  Ihan  refrain*  d  rnyf  i '  from  t  tx  ry  ooU  way, 
That  I  might  keep  thy  word. 

102  J  Aa  /torn  thy  judgments : 
For  thou  hast  taught  me. 

103  i/<   -  unto  my  t 
Yea,  sweeter  than  honey  to  my  mouth. 

1N  Through  thy  precepts  I  get  understandings 
Therefore  I  hate  every  false  way. 

NUN. 

166  Thy  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet, 

And  a  light  unto  my  path. 
106  1  hare  sworn,  and  I  will  \ 

That  I  will  keep  thy  righteous  judgments. 
wt  I am  afflicted  eery  much  : 

Quicken  me,  0  Lord,  according  unto  thy  word. 
108  Accept  I  beseech  thee,  V  ^offerings  of  my 

mouth.  0  Lord, 

And  teach  me  thy  judgments. 


210  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.        [Ps.  119 

109  My  souc  is  continually  in  my  hand : 
Yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  law. 

110  The  icicked  have  laid  a  snare  for  me  : 
Yet  I  erred  not  from  thy  precepts. 

111  Thy  testimonies  have  I  taken  as  an  heritage  /of 

ever  : 
For  they  are  the  rejoicing  of  my  heart. 
112 1  have  inclined  mine  heart  to  perform  thy  statutes 
Always,  even  unto  the  end. 

SAMECH. 

113  Ihate  vain  thoughts : 
But  thy  law  do  I  love. 

114  Thou  art  my  hiding-place  and  my  shield : 
I  hope  in  thy  word. 

115  Depart  from  me,  ye  evil-doers : 

For  I  will  keep  the  commandments  of  my  God. 

116  Uphold  me  according  unto  thy  icord,  that  I  may  Ivot : 
And  let  me  not  be  ashamed  of  my  hope. 

111  Hold  thou  me  up,  and  I  shall  be  safe  : 

And  I  will  have  respect  unto  thy  statutes  contin- 
ually. 
118  Thou  hast  trodden  down  all  them  that  err  from  thy 
statutes : 
For  their  deceit  is  falsehood. 
1,9  Thou  pattest  away  all  the  wicked  of  tlie  earth  Ufa 
dross : 
Therefore  I  love  thy  testimonies. 


Ps.  119.]        THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  211 

'*  My  fit  §h  I 

And  I  am  afraid  of  thy  judgments. 

A IX. 

•si  //, 

Leave  me  not  to  mine  oppressors. 
l"  Be  sur<  ty  for  t 

Let  not  t!  as  me. 

m  j( 

And  for  the  word  of  thy  righteousness. 
u  Deal  tr'itli  thy  ft  riant  "^cording  unto  thy  mercy, 

And  teach  me  thy  statu:   ■, 
,u  lam  th  ' <indingy 

That  I  may  know  thy  testimonies. 
126  It  is  tim-  for  thee,  Lord,  to  workj 

For  they  have  made  void  thy  law. 
m  Therefore  Hove  thy  command) 

Above  gold  ;  yea,  above  fine  gold. 
198  Therefore  I  esteem  all  thy  precepts  concerning  all 
things  to  be  right ; 

And  I  hate  every  false  wav. 


199  Tftytestimo.  i  iderfid: 

Therefore  dotjfmy  soul  keep  them. 

180  Thte  entrance  of  thy  words  giveth  light: 

It  giveth  understanding  unto  the  simple. 

181  I  opened  my  mouth,  I  d  : 
For  I  longed  for  thy  commandments. 


212  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.        [Ps.  119 

,K  Look  thou  upon  vie,  and  be  merciful  unto  me, 

As    thou   usest   to   do   unto   those  that  love  thj 
name. 
133  f)rder  my  steps  in  thy  word 

And  let  not  any  iniquity  have  dominion  over  me. 
",34  Deliver  me  from  Vie  oppression  of  man  : 

So  will  I  keep  thy  precepts. 
135  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  servant; 

And  teach  me  thy  statutes. 
134i  Rivers  of  wati  rs  run  down  mine  eyes, 

Because  they  keep  not  thy  law. 


13:  Kightc oris  art  thou,  0  Lord,  § 

And  upright  are  thy  judgments. 
138  Thy  testimonies  that  thou  hast  commanded  an 
righteous 

And  very  faithful. 
13<*  My  zeal  hath  consumed  me  ; 

Because  mine  enemies  have  forgotten  thy  words. 

140  Thy  icord  is  very  pure : 
Therefore  thy  servant  loveth  it. 

141  lam  small  and  despis  d  : 

Yet  do  not  I  forget  thy  precepts|| 
lm  Thy  righteousness  is  an  everlasting  righteousness, 

And  thy  law  is  the  truth. 
148  Trouble  and  anguish  have  taken  hold  on  me: 

Yet  thy  commandments  are  my  delights. 


p5.  119.]        THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS  811 

m  T/  k&g I 

Give  Die  understanding,  and  I  shall  live. 

Korn. 

145 1  cried  voUh  tart;  hear  me,  0  Lord; 

I  will  keep  thy  statutes. 
m  It  me, 

And  I  shall  keep  thy  testimonies. 
14:  1 1  n**HJ>  and  cried 

I  hoped  in  thy  word. 
*  Mi  (  ey  $  prevent  t1 

I  I  might  meditate  in  thy  word. 
149  Ht  a  7  unto  thy 

0  Lord,  quicken  me  according  to  thy  judgment. 
1M>  They  dram  nigh  t;  ief: 

They  are  far  from  thy  law. 
151  Thou  art  near,  0  Lord  : 

And  all  thy  commandments  are  truth. 
ib*  Concerning  thy  testimonies  I  ha  of  old 

That  thou  hast  founded  them  for  ever. 

EESH. 

143  Con  ■  Hi  ; 

For  I  do  not  forget  thy  law. 
,w  P.- 

Quicken  me  according  to  thy  word. 
165  8a 

For  they  seek  not  thy  statutes. 


214  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.        [Ps.  u* 

116  Great  are  thy  tender  mercies,  0  Lord  : 

Quicken  me  according  to  thy  judgments. 
,6:  Many  are  my  persecutors  and  mine  enemies; 

Yet  do  I  not  decline  from  thy  testimonies. 
u*  I  beheld  the  transgressors,  and  was  grieved , 

Because  they  kept  not  thy  word. 
139  Consider  ho  to  I  love  thy  precepts  : 

Quicken  me,  0   Lord,  according   to   thy  loving- 
kindness. 
160  Thy  word  is  true  from  the  beginning : 

And  every  one  of  thy  righteous  j  udgments  end  a* 
eth  for  ever. 

SCHIN. 

i«i  princes  have  persecuted  me  icithout  a  cause  : 

But  my  heart  standeth  in  awe  of  thy  word 
m  I  rejoice  at  thy  word, 

As  one  that  find  eth  great  spoiL 
163 1  hate  and  abhor  lying : 

But  thy  law  do  I  love. 
164  Seven  times  a  day  do  I  praise  thee, 

Because  of  thy  righteous  judgments. 
lea  Qreai  peace  have  they  which  love  thy  la\5i 

And  nothing  shall  offend  them. 
>66  Lord.  1  have  hoped  for  thy  solvation, 

And  done  thy  commandments. 
*•*  My  soul  hath  kept  thy  testimonies  ; 

And  I  love  them  exceedingly. 


Ps.  120.]        THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  215 

,w  I  hare  kepi  thy  precepts  and  thy  testimonie$: 

For  all  my  ways  arc  before  thee. 

TAU. 

169  Let  my  cry  come  near  before  thee,  0  Lord  : 

Give  me  understanding  according  to  thy  word 
1:0  Let  my  suppli  ru  before  thee  ; 

Deliver  me  according  to  thy  word. 
171  My  Up*  s) 

When  thou  hast  taught  me  thy  statutes. 
1,9  My  tongue  shall  speak  of  thy  word  : 

For  all  thy  commandments  are  righteousness. 
113  Let  thine  hand  help  me  ; 

For  I  have  chosen  thy  precepts. 
1:4 1  hare  longed  for  thy  miration,  0  Lord  ; 

And  thy  law  is  my  delight 
115  Let  my  soul  lire,  and  it  shall  praise  thee  ; 

And  let  thy  judgments  help  me. 
m  I  have  gone  astray  like  a  lost  sheep;   seek  Ji% 
servant ; 

Fcr  I  do  not  forget  thv  commandments. 


flocUm    120. 

A  Bong  of  degrees. 

IN  my  distress  I  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
And  he  heard  me. 


■ 


216  THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.        [Ps.  in 

*  Deliver  my  soul,  0  Lord,  from  lying  lipst 
And  from  a  deceitful  tongue. 

8  What  shall  be  given  unto  thee  ? 

Or  what  shall  be  done  unto  thee, 

Thou  false  tongue  ? 
4  Sharp  arroics  of  the  mighty, 

With  coals  of  juniper. 

*  Woe  is  me,  that  I  sojourn  in  Mesec\ 
That  I  dwell  in  the  tents  of  Kedar  I 

6  My  soul  hath  long  dwelt 

With  him  that  hateth  peace. 
1 1  am  for  peace  : 

But  when  I  speak,  they  are  for  war. 


Psalm    121. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

I  WILL  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  hills, 

From  whence  cometh  my  help 
5  My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord, 

Which  made  heaven  and  earth. 
8  He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  U  be  moved  : 

He  that  keepeth  thee  will  not  slumber. 
4  Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel 

Shall  neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 
1  The  Lord  is  thy  keeper : 

The  Lord  is  thy  shade  upon  thy  right  hand 


Ps.  in.]        THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  >17 

5  The  sun  shall  not  smu\  thee  by  day, 

Nor  the  moon  by  night. 
:  The  Lond  shall  preterm  thee  from  all  ecil : 
He  Bhal]  preserve  thy  soul. 

8  The  Lord  sh  thy  going  out  and  thy  Ccm 

ing  in 

From  this  time  forth,  and  even  for  evermore. 


tts.ilm    122. 

A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

I  WAS  glad  ichen  they  said  unto  me, 

Let  us  go  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
•  Our  feet  shall  stand 

Within  thy  gates,  C  Jerusalem. 
8  Jerusalem  is  builded  as  a  eity 

That  is  compact  together  : 
4  Whither  the  tribes  go  up, 

The  tribes  of  the  Lord, 

Unto  tin  testimony  of  Israel, 

To  give  thanks  unto  the  name  of  the  Loan 
1  For  U  -  thrones  of  judgment. 

The  thrones  of  the  house  of  David. 

8  Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem  : 
They  shall  prosper  that  love  thee. 
1  Pea  '  be  within  thy  walls, 

And  prosperity  within  thy  ] 


818  TJiE   tfOOK   OF   1*8 ALMS.        [Ps.  124, 

9  For  my  "brethren  and  companions'  sokes, 

I  will  now  say,  Peace  be  within  thee. 
§  Because  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  our  God, 

I  will  seek  thy  good. 

Psalm  123. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

Unto  thee  lift  Inp  mine  eyes, 

O  thou  that  dwellest  in  the  heavens. 
1  Behold,  as  the  eyes  of  servants  look  unto  the  hand  of 
their  masters, 

And  as  the  eyes  of  a  maiden  unto  the  hand  of  hei 
mistress  ; 

So  our  eyes  wait  upon  the  Lord  our  God, 

Until  that  he  have  mercy  upon  us. 
f  Have  mercy  upon  us,  0  Lord, 

Have  mercy  upon  us : 

For  we  are  exceedingly  filled  with  contempt.. 

*  Our  soul  is  exceedingly  filled 

With  the  scorning  of  those  that  are  at  ease, 
And  with  the  contempt  of  the  proud. 

Psalm  1-24. 

A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

IF  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  icho  was  on  our  side, 
Now  may  Israel  say  : 

•  If  it  had  not  been  the  Lohd  who  was  on  our  sidek 
When  men  rose  up  against  us : 


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3  Th>  n 
When  da  ir 

4  Then  the  wat  -v>  had  overwhelmed  us, 
7%  n\  tout : 

5  Thou  thf  proud  waters  had  gene  over  our  souis. 

Who  hath  not  given  us  as  a  prey  to  their  teeth. 
1  Our  >s  a  bird 

0>'t  of  the  snare  of  the  f aiders  : 

The  snare  is  broken, 

And  we  are  escaped. 
8  Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 

Who  made  heaven  and  earth. 

Psalm   125. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

TRET  that  trust  in  the  Lord  shall  be  as  mount  Ziorh 

Which  cannot  be  removed,  but  abideth  for  ever. 
1  As  the  mountains  are  round  about  Jerusalemt  soUu 
Lord  is  round  about  his  people 

From  henceforth  even  for  ever. 
5  For  the  rod  of  the  wicked  shall  not  rest 

Upon  the  lot  of  I  ".s  ; 

Lest  the  righteous  put  forth 

Their  hands  into  iniquity. 

4  Do  good,  0  Lied,  unto  those  that  be  good, 
And  to  them  that  are  upright  in  their  hearts. 


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6  As  for  such  as  turn  aside  unto  their  crooked  ways, 
The  Lord  shall  lead  them  forth  with  the  workers  of 

iniquity : 
But  peace  shall  be  upon  Israel. 

Psalm  126. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

WHEN  the  Lord  turned  again  the  captivity  of  Zior^ 

We  were  like  them  that  dream. 
'  Then  was  our  mouth  filled  with  laughter ; 

And  our  tongue  with  singing : 

Then  said  they  among  the  heathen. 

The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  them. 
8  The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  us; 

Whereof  we  are  glad. 

*  Turn  again  our  captivity,  0  Lord, 

As  the  streams  in  the  south. 
6  They  that  sow  in  tears 

Shall  reap  in  joy. 
6  He  that  goeth  forth  and  weepeth, 

Bearing  precious  seed, 

Shall  doubtless  come  again  with  rejoicing^ 

Bringing  his  sheaves  with  him. 

Psalm  127. 

A  Song  of  degrees  for  Solomon. 

EXCEPT  the  Lord  build  the  house, 
They  labour  in  vain  that  build  it : 


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p  the  city, 
The  i  waketh  but  in  vain. 

*  .ft  m  tip  eorl|f, 

For  so  he  giveth  his  beloved  sleep. 

:i!Jren  are  an  heritage  of  the  Lord: 
And  the  fruit  of  the  womb  is  his  reward. 
1  Aa      rows      sinti  '  ty  man  ; 

So  are  children  of  the  youth. 
6  II  ippy  is  the  man 

I  ha  t h  /.  is  q  i  ice  r  fu U  of  th e m  : 

They  shall  not  be  ashamed, 

But  they  shall  speak  with  the  enemies  in  the  gate 


Psalm  128. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

BLESSED  is  every  one  that  f tar  ith  the  Lord  ; 

That  walketh  in  his  ways. 
3  For  thou  shaU  eat  the  labour  of  thine  Jr/nd*  : 

Happy  shait  thou  be,  and  it  shall  be  well  with  thee 
1  Thy 

By  t:  house: 

Thy  children  like  olive-plants 

Round  about  thy  table. 


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4  Behold,  that  thus  shall  the  man  be  blessed 

lhat  fcareth  the  Lord. 
6  The  Lord  shall  bless  thee  out  of  Zion  : 

And  thou  shalt  see  the  good  of  Jerusalem 

All  the  days  of  thy  life. 
6  Yea,  thou  shalt  see  thy  children's  children, 

And  peace  upon  Israel. 


Psalm    129. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

MANY  a  time  have  they  afflicted  me  from  my  youth 

May  Israel  now  say  : 
%  Many  a  time  have  they  afflicted  me  from  my  youth 

Yet  they  have  not  prevailed  against  me. 
•  The  phughers  ploughed  upon  my  back  : 

They  made  long  their  furrows. 
4  Tlte  Lord  is  righteous : 

He  hath  cut  asunder  the  cords  of  the  wicked. 
6  Let  them  all  be  confounded 

And  turned  back  that  hate  Zion. 
6  Let  them  be  as  the  grass  upon  the  house-topsf 

Which  withereth  afore  it  groweth  up : 
'  Wherewith  the  moioer  filleth  not  his  hand  ; 

Nor  he  that  bindeth  sheaves  his  bosom. 
6  Neither  do  they  which  go  by  say 

TJie  blessing  of  the  Lord  be  upon  you : 

We  bless  you  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 


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gtealm   130. 

g  of  degTees. 

0  UT  of  I  I  unto  Hi -t ,  0  2oi?j* 

Let  thine  ears  be  attentive 

To  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

8  tythou,  Lord,  afl  -   '  '  <";■  Wbi 

0  Lord,  who  shall  stand  ? 
4  But  th<  r>  isfo 

That  thou  mayest  be  feared. 
5 I  wa  Lord, 

My  soul  doth  wait, 

And  in  his  word  do  I  hope. 
•  Mij  Ihfor  the  Lord 

lire  than  thy  that  watch  for  the  morning  ; 

1  Bay,  more  than  they  that  watch  for  the  morning 

'  Let  Is ro ;  J  hope  in  the  Lord  : 
For  with  the  Lord  there  is  mercy, 
And  with  hint  ispU  Ueous  redemption, 

1  And  he  shall  redeem  Israel 
From  all  his  iniquities. 

Psalm   131. 

A.  Song  of  decrees  of  Da  ri/L 

LOBD,  my  heart  is  not  haughty, 
Nor  mine  eyes  lofty  ; 


224  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.        [Pa.  13* 

Neither  do  I  exercise  myself  in  great  matters, 

Or  in  things  too  high  for  me. 
2  Surely  I  have  behaved  and  quieted  myself 

As  a  child  that  is  weaned  of  Ms  mother : 

My  soul  is  even  as  a  weaned  child. 
*  Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord 

From  henceforth  and  for  ever. 


Psalm    132. 

A  Song  of  degress. 

LORD,  remember  David, 
And  all  his  afflictions  : 

3  How  he  sware  unto  the  Lord, 

And  vowed  unto  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob ; 

*  Surely  I  will  not  come  into  the  tabernacle  of  my 

house, 
Nor  go  up  into  my  bed ; 

4  I iclll  not  give  sleep  to  mine  eyes, 
Or  slumber  to  mine  eyelids, 

6  Until  I  find  out  a  plo.ee  for  the  Lord, 
An  habitation  for  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob. 

1  Lo,  ice  heard  of  it  at  Ephratah  : 
We  found  it  in  the  fields  of  the  wood. 

•  We  will  go  into  his  tabernacles : 
We  will  worship  at  his  foot-stool. 


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8  Arise,  0  Lord,  into  thy  r 

Thou,  and  the  ark  of  thy 
*  L •  t  thy  p riest  t  r igh teousness ; 

And  let  thy  saints  shout  for  ji 

Turn  not  awav  the  face  of  thine  anointed 


11  The  Lord  hath  sworn  in  truth  unto  David  ; 
He  icill  not  turn  from  it ; 

Of  the  fruit  of  thy  body 
Will  I  set  upon  thy  throne. 

12  If  thy  ehU  y  covenant 
And  my  testimony  thai  I  shall  teach  them, 

Their  children  also  shall  sit  upon  thy  throne  f<« 
evermore. 
18  For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Zion  ; 

He  hath  desired  it  for  his  habitation. 
14  This  is  my  rest  for  ■ 

Here  will  I  dwell ;  for  I  have  desired  it. 
u  I  n  : 

I  will  satisfy  her  poor  with  bread. 

cloths  her ;  mxhaHtm  : 

And  her  saints  shall  shout  aloud  for 

".'  I  male  0  d ; 

I  have  ordained  a  lamp  for  mine  anc:  1 
18  His  '  'me : 

But  upon  himself  shall  his  crown  flourish. 


236  THE  BOOK  OP  PSALMS.       fPs.  i\$ 

ftealm   133. 

A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

BEHOLD,  how  good  and  how  pleasant  it  is 

For  brethren  to  dwell  together  in  unity. 
1  It  is  vike  the  precious  ointment  upon  the  head, 

That  ran  down  upon  the  beard,  even  Aaron's  beard , 

That  went  down  to  the  skirts  of  his  garments  ; 
•  As  the  dew  of  Hermon, 

And  as  the  dew  that  descended  upon  the  moun« 
tains  of  Zion  : 

For  there  the  Lord  commanded  the  blessing, 

Even  life  for  evermore. 

Psalm  134. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

BEHOLD,  bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  servants  of  tht 

Loud, 
Which  by  night  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lobd. 
8  Lift  up  your  hands  in  the  sanctuary, 
And  bless  the  Lo.hd. 

1  The  Ijord  that  made  heaven  and  (arth 
Bless  thee  out  of  Zion 

Psalm  135. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord. 
Praise  ye  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
Praise  him,  0  ye  servants  of  the  Lord. 


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2  Ti  that  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
In  the  courts  of  the  house  of  our  God, 

1  Praise  the  Lord  ;  for  the  Lord  is  good  : 
Sim?  praises  unto  his  name ;  for  it  is  pleasant. 

4  For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Jacob  unto  himself, 

And  Israel  for  his  peculiar  treasure. 
1  For  I  know  that  the  Lord  is  great. 

And  that  our  Lord  is  above  all  gods. 
1  Whatsoever  the  Lord  pleased,  thai  did  he 

In  heaven,  and  in  earth, 

In  the  seas,  and  all  deep  places. 
1  He  causcth  the  vapours  to  ascend  from  tlie  ends  cj 
the  earth  ; 

He  maketh  lightnings  for  the  rain  ; 

He  bringeth  the  wind  out  of  his  treasuries. 

8  Who  smote  tfa  first-born  of  Egypt, 
Both  of  man  and  beast : 

9  Who  sent  tokens  and  wonders 
Into  the  midst  of  thee,  0  Egypt, 

Upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  servants : 
,0  Who  smote  great  nations, 

And  slew  mighty  kings  ; 
11  Silion  king  of  the  Amorites, 

And  Og  king  of  Bashan, 

And  all  the  kingdoms  of  Canaan : 
i%  And  gave  their  land  for  an  heritage, 

An  heritage  unto  Israel  his  people. 


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13  T*7;?/  name,  0  Lord,  endurethfor  ever  ; 

And  thy  memorial,  0  Lord,  throughout  all  genenv 
tions. 
11  For  the  Lord  uill  judge  his  people, 

And  he  will  repent  himself  concerning  his  servant* 

,5  The  idols  of  the  heathen  are  silver  and  gold, 

T!ie  Tvork^f  men's  hands. 
16  They  have  months,  but  they  speak  not ; 

Eves  have  they,  but  they  see  not ; 
11  They  have  ears,  out  they  hear  not ; 

Neither  is  there  any  breath  in  their  mouths. 

18  They  that  make  them  are  like  tin  to  them  : 
S  >  is  every  one  that  trusteth  in  them. 

19  Bless  the  Lord,  0  house  of  Lsrael : 
Bless  the  Lord,  0  house  of  Aaron  : 

w  Bless  the  Lord,  0  house  of  Levi : 
Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  bless  the  Lord. 

11  IJ'essed  be  the  Lord  out  of  Zion, 
\  ."Inch  dwelleth  at  Jerusalem. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


Psalm    136. 

0  GLVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good  : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 
2  0  give  thanks  unto  the  God  of  gods : 
F  )i  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


Ps.  136.]       THE   BOOK  OF   PSALkd  22* 

1  0  give  thanks  to  the  Lord  of  lords : 
For  liis  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


4  To  him  who  alone  doeth  great  wonder* : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  fop  ever. 
1  To  him  that  ly  vdi  the  heaven*: 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

•  To  him  that  stretched  out  the  earth  above 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 
T  To  him  that  made  great  lights  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 
8  Thi  le  by  day : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

•  The  moon  and  stars  to  rule  by  night : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

1C  To  him  that  smote  Egypt  in  tin  ir  first-born: 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 
11  And  brought  out  Israel  from  among  them  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 
**  With  a  strong  hand,  and  with  a  stretched-out  arm , 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 
18  To  hi  en  which  divided  the  Bed  sea  into  parts: 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 
14  And  >n>  s  through  the  midst  of  it : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 
y  Bui  overthrew  Pharaoh  and  his  host  in  tf^e  Bl    m  a 

For  lite  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


330  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMa        [Ps.  ijj 

16  Jo  him  which  led  his  people  through  the  wildemeM : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

17  To  him  which  smote  great  kings : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

18  And  slew  famous  kings : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

19  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

20  And  Og  the  king  of  Bashan : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

:i  And  gave  their  land  for  an  heritage  ; 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 
22  Even  an  heritage  unto  Israel  his  servant  l 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

93  Who  remembered  us  in  our  low  estate : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 
24  And  hath  redeemed  us  from  our  enemies: 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

55  Who  givethfood  to  all  flesh  : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

**  0  give  thanks  unto  the  God  of  heaven  : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Psalm  137. 

B  Y  the  rivers  of  Babylon,  there  we  sat  down, 
Yea,  we  wept,  when  we  remembered  Zion. 


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1  We  hanged  our  harp*  upon  the  willoics 

In  the  midst  the] 
1  For  then  they  that  earned  us  away  captive  required 
8  a  song  ; 
And  they  that  wasted  us  required  of  us  mirth,  say* 
ing,  Sing  us  one  of  the  songs  of  Zion. 

4  How  shall  ice  sing  the  Lord  s song  in  a  strange  land} 
1  If  I  forget  thee,  O  Jerusalem  ; 

Let  my  right  hand  forget  her  cunning. 
•  If  I  do  not  remember  thee, 

Let  my  tongue  chare  to  the  roof  of  my  mouth  ; 

If  I  prefer  not  Jerusalem 

Above  my  chief  joy. 

'  Remember,  0  Lord,  the  children  of  Edrm 

In  the  day  of  Jerusalem  ; 

Who  said,  Ras    it, 

Rase  it,  even  to  the  foundation  thereof. 
8  0  daughter  of  Babylon,  who  art  to  be  destroyed; 
happy  shall  he  be,  that  rewardeth  thee 

As  thou  hast  served  us. 
1  Happy  shall  he  be  that  taketh  and  dasheth  thy  Utili 
ones 

Against  the  stones. 

Psalm  138. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

/  WILL  praise  thee  with  my  whole  heart : 
Before  the  gods  will  I  sing  praise  unto  thee. 


232  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.       [Ps.  1 39 

9 1  will  worship  toward  thy  holy  temple, 

And  praise  thy  name 

For  thy  loving-kindness  and  for  tlty  truth  : 

For  thou  hast  magnified  thy  word  above  all  tLj 
name. 
1  In  the  day  when  I  cried  thou  answer  edst  me, 

And  strengthen  edst  me  with  strength  in  my  soul 

4  All  the  kings  of  the  earth  shall  praise  thee,  0  Lord, 
When  they  hear  the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

*  Yea,  they  shall  sing  in  the  icays  of  the  Lord  : 
For  great  is  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

6  Though  the  Lord  be  high,  yet  hath  he  respect  unU 

the  lowly  : 
But  the  proud  he  knoweth  afar  off. 

7  Though  I  walk  in  the  midst  of  trouble 
Thou  wilt  revive  me  : 

TJwu  shalt  stretch  forth  thine  hand  against  the  wrath 

of  mine  enemies, 
And  thy  right  hand  shall  save  me. 

8  The  Lord  will  perfect  that  which  concerneth  me  . 
Tliy  mercy,  0  Lord,  endureth  for  ever : 
Forsake  not  the  works  of  thine  own  hands. 

Psalm  139. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

0  LORD,  thou  hast  searched  me,  and.  known  me. 

*  Tlwu  knowest  my  down-sitting  and  mine  up-rising  ; 
Thou  understandest  my  thoughts  afar  off. 


Ps.  139.]       THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  881 

1  Thtni  compassest  my  path  and  my  lying  doicn, 

And  art  acquainted  with  all  my  ways, 
4  /  '.'/•  tiu  n  is  not  a  word  in  my  tongue, 

But  lo,  O  Lokd,  thou  knoweet  it  altogether. 
1  ITiou  hast  '  hind  and  / 

And  laid  thine  hand  upon  me. 
*  Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  for  me; 

It  is  high,  I  cannot  attain  unto  it. 


'  Whither  shall  I  go  from  thy  Spirit? 
Or  whither  shall  I  flee  from  thy  presence? 

8  If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art  there  : 

If  I  make  my  bed  in  hell,  behold,  thou  art  there. 

9  If  I  take  the  icings  of  the  morning, 

And  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  sea ; 

10  Even  there  shall  thy  hand  had 
And  thy  right  hand  shall  hold  me. 

11  If  I  say,  Surely,  the  darkness  shall  cover  me; 
Even  the  night  shall  be  light  about  me. 

19  Yea,  the  darkness  hideth  not  from  thee; 

But  the  night  shineth  as  the  day: 

The  darkness  and  the  light  are  both  alike  to  thee 
l?  For  thou  hast  possessed  my  reins : 

Thou  hast  covered  me  in  my  mother's  womb. 
*  I  ic ill  praise  th 

For  I  am  fearfully  and  wonderfully  made : 

Marvellous  are  thy  works; 

And  that  my  soul  knoweth  right  welL 


234  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.        [Ps.  t& 

16  My  substance  was  not  hid  from  thee, 

When  I  was  made  in  secret, 

And  curiously  wrought  in  the  lowest  parts  of  the 
earth. 
16  ITdnc  eyes  did  see  my  substance,  y  et  being  unperfect ; 

And  in  thy  book  all  my  members  were  written, 

Which  in  continuance  were  fashioned, 

When  as  yet  there  were  none  of  them. 
11  How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts  unto  me,  0  God  J 

How  great  is  the  sum  of  them  ! 

18  If  I  should  count  them,  they  are  more  in  number  than 

the  sand : 
When  I  awake,  I  am  still  with  thee. 

19  Surely  thou  wilt  slay  the  wicked,  0  God  : 
Depart  from  me  therefore,  ye  bloody  men. 

20  For  they  speak  against  thee  wickedly, 

And  thine  enemies  take  thy  name  in  vain. 

21  Do  not  I  hate  them,  0  Lord,  that  hale  thee? 

And  am  I  not  grieved  with  those  that  rise  up  against 
thee? 

22  I  hate  them  with  perfect  hatred : 
I  count  them  mine  enemies. 

M  Search  me,  0  God,  and  know  my  heart : 

Try  me,  and  know  my  thoughts : 
M  And  see  if  there  be  any  wicked  way  in  me, 

And  lead  me  in  the  way  everlasting. 


P».  i+o.]       THE  BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  233 

Pecilm   140 

To  the  chief  Mu  - 1  of  David. 

DELIVER  me,  0  L  in: 

P:  serve  me  from  the  violent  man. 

* 

1  Which  i  ■ 

Continually  are  they  gathered  together  for  war. 
1  They  ham  th  t ; 

Adders'  poison  is  under  their  lips.     [Seiah.] 
4  Keep  me,  01  led; 

Pit -serve  me  from  the  violent  man  ; 

Wl  y  goings. 

•  The  proud  have  hid  a  snare  for  me,  and  corda 
They  hat 

They  have  set  gins  for  me.     LSeiah/j 

•  I  said  unto  the  Loud,  Thou  art  my  0  :7 : 
Hear  the  voice  of  my  supplications,  0  Lord. 

f  0  God  ih  Uion, 

Thou  hast  covered  my  head  in  the  day  of  battle. 
8  Grant  not.  0  Lord,  the  a 
Further  not  his  wicked  device;   lest   they   esa-' 
themselves.     [Selah.] 

•  A» for  the  h'-'d  ofU 

Let  the  mischief  of  their  own  lijs  cover  them. 
w  Lit  burning  a 

Let  them  be  cast  into  the  fire; 


236  THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.        IPs.  141 

Into  deep  pits, 

That  they  rise  not  up  again. 
11  Let  not  an  evil  speaker  be  established  in  the  earth : 
Evil  shall  hunt  the  violent  man  to  overthrow  him 

19 1  know  that  the  Lord  will  maintam  the  cause  of  ia 


And  the  right  of  the  poor. 
a  Surely  the  righteous  shall  give  thanks  unto  thy  name : 
The  upright  shall  dwell  in  thy  presence. 


Psalm    141. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

LOBD,  I  cry  unto  thee :  make  haste  unto  me  ; 
Give  ear  unto  my  voice,  when  I  cry  unto  thee. 
8  Let  my  prayer  be  set  forth  before  thee  as  incense;  . 

And  the  lifting  up  of  my  hands  as  the  evening 
sacrifice. 

1  Set  a  watch,  0  Lord,  before  my  mouth; 

Keep  the  door  of  my  lips. 
4  Incline  not  my  heart  to  any  evil  thing,  to  practise 
wicked  works  with  men  that  work  iniquity  : 

And  let  me  not  eat  of  their  dainties. 

1  Let  the  righteous  smite  me  ; 
It  shall  be  a  kindness : 


Ps.  142.]        TOE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS. 

And  let  1dm  reprove  me  ; 

I  e  an  excellent  oil,  which  shall  not  break 
my  head : 
/-'>/•  v,  f  my  proper  ah  >  >' 

•  \vi 

They  shall  hear  my  wordfl 

1  Our  totus  are  acaUered  at  fe  mo^th, 

Afl  when  one  cutteth  and  cleavetb  wood  upon  ib* 
earth. 

'  B-tt  mine  >  God  the  Lord : 

In  thee  is  my  trust  :  leave  not  my  soul  destitute. 

*  Keep  me  from  the  §  r  ^< 
And  the  gins  of  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

10  Let  the  wicked  fall  into  their  own  n 
AVhilst  that  I  withal  escape. 


Psalm    14-2. 

Maschil  of  David ;  A  Prayer  when  he  was  in  the  cave. 

/  CRIED  unto  the  Lord  with  my  1 

With  my  voice  unto  the  Loud  did  I  make  my  snn 
plication. 
1 1  poured  out  my  eompUtii  en  ; 

I  shewed  before  him  my  trouble. 
8  Wh  'Uhin  inet 

Then  thou  knewest  my  path. 


238  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.        [P*.  145 

In  the  icay  wherein  I  walked 
Have  they  privily  laid  a  snare  for  me. 
4 1  looked  on  my  right  hand,  and  beheld,  but  there  wot 
r.o  man  (hat  would  knoic  me ; 
Refuge  failed  me  ;  no  man  cared  for  my  soul. 

5 1  cried  unto  thee,  0  Lord  : 

1  said,  Thou  art  my  refuge 

And  my  portion  in  the  land  of  the  living. 
6  Attend  unto  my  cry  ; 

For  I  am  brought  very  low  : 

Deliver  me  from  my  persecutors  ; 

For  they  are  stronger  than  L 
T  Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison, 

That  I  may  praise  thy  name : 

The  righteous  shall  compass  me  about ; 

For  thou  shalt  deal  bountifully  with  me^ 


JJsnlm    143. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

HEAB  my  prayer,  0  Lord, 
Give  ear  to  my  supplications : 
In  thy  faithfulness  ansicer  me% 
And  in  thy  righteousness. 
1  And  enter  not  into  judgment  with  thy  serxant: 
For  in  thy  sight  shall  no  man  living  be  justified 


Ps.  143.]        THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.  239 

1  For  the  enemy  hath  p<  reecuted  my  soul ; 
He  hath  smitten  my  life  down  to  the  ground ; 

11  v  in  dark. 

As  lh<  Be  that  hai  1  b  en  Ion  >  dead. 

oithin  me  ; 

My  heart  within  me  is  desolate. 
6 1  remember  r  old, 

I  meditate  on  a  a  thy  icorks; 

I  muse  on  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

*  I  stretch  forth  my  hands  unto  thee: 

My  soul   thirsteth   after  thee,  as  a  thirsty  land 
[Selah.] 

7  Hear  '7/,  0  Lord  ;  my  spirit  fo.ileth : 
Hide  not  thy  face  from  me, 

Lest  I  be  like  unto  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit, 

8  Cause  me  to  hear  thy  loving-kindness  in  the  morn* 

ing; 
For  in  thee  do  I  trust : 

Cause  me  to  know  the  way  wherein  Ishould  icalk; 
For  I  lift  up  my  soul  unto  thee. 

*  Delhi  r  me,  0  Lord,  from  mine  enemies; 
I  flee  unto  thee  to  hide  me. 

10  Teach  me  to  d<^  thy  icil7 ; 
For  thou  art  my  God : 

Thy   Spirit  is  good  ;   lead  me   into   the   land  of 
uprightness. 

6,  0  Lord,  for  thy  name's  sake : 
For  thy  righteousness'  sake  bring  my  soul  out  of 
trouble. 


240  THE   BOOK   OF  PSALMS.        [Ps.  144 

w  And  of  thy  mercy  cut  off  mine  enemies, 
And  destroy  all  them  that  afflict  my  soul 
For  I  am  thy  servant. 


psalm    144. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

BLESSED  be  the  Lord  my  strength,  which  teachstl 

my  hands  to  war, 
And  my  fingers  to  fight. 
*  My  goodness,  and  my  fortress  ; 
My  high  tower,  and  my  deliverer , 
My  shield,  and  he  in  whom  I  trust ; 
Who  subdueth  my  people  under  me. 
8  Lord,  what  is  man,  that  thou  takest  knowledge  of 
him  ! 
Or  the  son  of  man,,  that  thou  makest  account  of 
him! 
4  Man  is  like  to  vanity : 
His  days  are  as  a  shadow  that  passeth  away. 

6  Bow  thine  heavens,  0  Lord,  and  come  down : 

Touch  the  mountains,  and  they  shall  smoke. 
6  Cast  forth  lightning,  and  scatter  them : 

Shoot  out  thine  arrows,  and  destroy  them. 
1  Send  thine  hand  from  above  ; 

Bid  me,  and  deliver  me  out  of  great  waters, 

From  the  hand  of  strange  children  ; 


Ps.  144.]        TITE   BOOK   OF   HSALMS.  241 

8  Whom  m 

And  thei]  ad  is  a  right  hand  of  falsehood. 

9  I  iri  \g  unto  thee.  0  God  : 

Upon  a  1  salteiy  and  an  instrument  of  ten  stringi 
will  .nto  thee. 

10  It  is  lie  that  giveth  salvati  ings  : 

Who  delivereth  David  his  servant  from  the  hurt  fa! 
sword. 

11  Rid  me,  and  deliver  me  from  the  hand  of  strange 

■  ren, 
Whose  month  tpeaketh  vanity. 
And  their  right  hand  is  a  right  hand  of  falsehood  : 

12  That  our  sons  may  be  as  plants  grc  thtir 

youth  ; 
That  our  daughters  may  be  as  corner-stones,  pol- 
ished after  the  similitude  of  a  pah.' 
18  That  our  ga  r  n  <:■  rs  m  ay  be  full, 
Affording  all  manner  of  store  ; 
Thai  our  sheep  may  bring  forth  thousand* 
And  ten  thousands  in  our  streets  : 
14  That  our  oxen  may  be  strong  to  labour;  that  then 
be  no  breaking  in,  nor  going  out ; 
That  there  be  no  complaining  in  our  streets. 

u  Happy  is  that  people^  that  is  in  such  a  me: 
Tea,   happv   is   that    people,    whose    God    is   th< 
Lord. 

16 


242  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.       [P*.  14* 

Psalm   145. 

David's  Psalm  of  praise. 

/  WILL  extol  thee,  my  God,  0  King ; 
And  I  will  bless  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 
1  Every  day  will  I  bless  thee  ; 
And  1  will  praise  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

*  Great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be  praised  ; 
And  his  greatness  is  unsearchable. 

4  One  generation  shall  praise  thy  world  to  another, 
And  shall  declare  thy  mighty  acts. 

*  I  will  speak  of  the  glorious  honour  of  thy  majesty. 
And  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

1  And  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of  thy  terrible  acts , 

And  I  will  declare  thy  greatness. 
f  They  shall  abundantly  utter  the   memory  of  th% 
great  goodness, 

And  shall  sing  of  thy  righteousness. 

I  The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion  ; 
Slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  mercy. 

8  The  Lord  is  good  to  all : 

And  his  tender  mercies  are  over  all  his  works. 
10  All  thy  works  shall  praise  thee,  0  Lord; 

And  thy  saints  shall  bless  thee. 

II  They  shall  speak  of  the  glory  of  thy  kingdom, 
And  talk  of  thy  power  ; 


Pn*6.J        THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  24'c 

M  To  make  known  to  (he  sons  of  men  h.ii  mighty  acts, 

And  the  glorious  majesty  of  bis  kingdom. 
13  Thy  kin:,  'sting  kingdom, 

And  thy  dominion  endureth  throughout  all  gcner 
ations. 


*4  TTte  Lord  upholdeth  all  that  fall, 

And  raiseth  up  all  those  that  be  bowed  down. 
u  The  eyes  of  all  trait  upon  thee  ; 

And  thou  givest  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 
,€  TJiou  opened  thine  hand, 

And  satisfiest  the  desire  of  every  living  thing, 

17  The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  Ids  irays, 
And  holy  in  all  his  works. 

18  Tlte  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  call  upon  him. 
To  all  that  call  upon  him  in  truth. 

'•  He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of  them  that  far  him : 
He  also  will  hear  their  cry,  and  will  save  them. 

10  Thee  Lord  pre  sir  ceth  all  them  that  low  him  : 
Bat  all  the  wicked  will  he  destroy. 

■  My  mouth  matt  speak  the  praise  of  the  Lord  : 
And  let  all  flesh  bless  his  holy  name  for  ever  and 
ever 


Psalm   146. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord. 
Praise  the  Lord,  0  my  souL 


!44  THE   BOOK  OF  PSALMS.       [P*.  147 

*  While  1  live  will  I  praise  the  Lord  : 
1  will  sing  praises  unto  my  God  while  I  have  anj 
being 

3  Put  not  your  trust  in  princes, 

Nor  in  the  son  of  man,  in  whom  there  is  no  help. 

4  His  breath  garth  forth,  he  returneth  to  his  earth; 
In  that  very  day  his  thoughts  perish 


*  Happy  is  Tie  that  hoih  the  God  of  Jacob  for  hu 
help, 

Whose  hope  is  in  the  Lord  his  God: 
6  Which  made  heaven,  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  thai 
therein  is : 

Which  keepeth  truth  for  ever : 
'•  Which  executeth  judgment  for  the  oppressed : 

Which  giveth  food  to  the  hungry. 

The  Lord  looseth  the  prisoners : 
s  The  Lokd  openeth  the  eyes  of  the  blind  : 

The  Lord  raiseth  them  that  are  bowed  down: 

The  Lord  loveth  the  righteous : 
3  The  Lord  preserveth  the  strangers  ; 

He  relieveth  the  fatherless  and  the  widow : 

But  the  way  of  the  wicked  he  turneth  upside  dc  wd 
^  The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever, 

Even  thy  God,  0  Zion,  unto  all  generations. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


ft.  147-1        THE  BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  245 

Psalm   147. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord: 

For  it  is  good  to  sing  praises  unto  our  God ; 

For  it  is  pleasant; 

And  praise  is  comely. 

doth  bttSd  up  Jerusal 

He  gathered  together  the  outcasts  of  Israel. 

•  He  healeth  u\e  broken  in  / 
And  bindeth  up  their  wounds. 

4  He  telleth  the  number  of  the  stars  ; 
He  calleth  them  all  by  their  names. 

•  Great  is  our  Lord  and  of  great  power : 
His  understanding  is  infinite. 

•  The  Lord  UfUth  up  the  meek  : 

He  casteth  the  wicked  down  to  the  .ground. 

1  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  thanksgiving  ; 

Sing  praise  upon  the  harp  unto  our  God : 
§  Who  covereth  the  ?itar<n  with  clouds, 

Why  prepareth  rain  for  the  earth, 

Who  maketh  grass  to  grow  upon  the  mountains. 

•  He  giceth  to  the  beast  his  food, 

And  to  the  young  ravens  which  cry. 
*  He  delighteth  not  in  the  strength  of  the  horse : 

He  taketh  not  pleasure  in  the  legs  of  a  man. 
[i  The  Lord  taketh  p'  that  fear  him. 

In  those  that  hope  in  his  mercy. 


24G  THE   BOOK  OF  PSALMS.        |P*.  148 

12  Praise  the  Lord,  0  Jerusalem  ; 
Praise  thy  God,  0  Zion. 

13  For  he  hath  strengthened  the  bars  of  thy  gates  : 
He  hath  blessed  thy  children  within  thee. 

14  He  maketh  peace  in  thy  borders, 

And  filleth  thee  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat. 

15  He  sendcth  forth  his  commandment  upon  earth: 
His  word  runneth  very  swiftly. 

16  He  giveth  snoio  like  wool : 

He  scattereth  the  hoar-frost  like  ashes. 

17  He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like  morsels : 
Who  can  stand  before  his  cold  ? 

19  He  sendeth  out  his  icord.  and  melteth  them : 

He  causeth  his  wind  to  blow,  and  the  waters  flow. 
19  He  sheweth  his  word  unto  Jacob, 

His  statutes  and  his  judgments  unto  Israel. 
10  He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  nation  : 

And  as  for  his  judgments,  they  have  not  known 
them. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


Psalm  148. 

PBAlSEye  the  Lord. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord  from  the  heavens: 
Praise  him  in  the  heights. 
'  Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels  : 
Praise  ye  him,  all  his  hosts. 


rY  148.]        THE   BOOK  OF  PSALMS.  W7 

1  Praise  ye  him,  sun  and  moon  : 
Praise  him,  all  ye  stars  of  light 

4  Ptaise  him,  ye  heavens  of  heavens, 

And  ye  waters  that  be  above  the  heavens. 

5  Let  him  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 

For  he  commanded,  and  they  were  created. 
4  He  hath  alsv  established  them  for  ever  and  ever  S 
He  hath  made  a  decree  which  shall  not  pasa 

'  Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth, 

Ye  dragons,  and  all  deeps. 
8  F^re,  and  hail ;  snow,  and  vapour : 

Stormy  wind  fulfilling  his  word: 
•  Mountains,  and  all  hills; 

Fruitful  trees,  and  all  cedars : 

10  Beasts,  and  all  cattle  ; 
Creeping  things,  and  flying  fowl : 

11  Kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  people  ; 
Princes,  and  all  judges  of  the  earth  : 

w  Both  young  men,  and  maidens; 

Old  men,  and  children  : 
u  Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord: 

For  his  name  alone  is  excellent ; 

His  glory  is  above  the  earth  and  heavett, 
14  He  also  exalt eth  the  horn  of 'his people, 

The  praise  of  all  his  saints  ; 

Even  of  the  children  of  Israel, 

A  people  near  unto  him. 

Praise  ye  the  Lorix 


648  THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS.       [P>  150 

Psalm  149, 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song, 

And  his  praise  in  the  congregation  of  saints. 

*  Let  Israel  rejoice  in  him  that  made  him : 

Let  the  children  of  Zion  be  joyful  in  their  King. 

*  Let  them  praise  his  name  in  the  dance  : 

Let  them  sing  praises  nnto  him  with  the  timbrei 
and  harp. 
4  For  the  Lord  tdketh  pleasure  in  his  people  : 
He  will  beautify  the  meek  with  salvation. 

*  Let  the  saints  he  joyful  in  glory : 

Let  them  sing  aloud  upon  their  beds.  > 

*  Let  the  high  praises  of  God  be  in  tlieir  mouth, 
And  a  two-edged  sword  in  their  hand  ; 

T  To  execute  vengeance  upon  the  heathen, 

And  punishments  upon  the  people ; 
8  To  bind  their  kings  with  chains, 

And  their  nobles  with  fetters  of  iron  ; 
1  To  execute  upon  them  the  judgment  written* 

This  honour  have  all  his  saints. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Psalm   150. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise  God  in  his  sanctuary  : 

Praise  him  in  the  firmament  of  his  powefc 


Pi  1 50. J        THE   BOOK   OF   PSALMS.  243 

1  p  -  km  temfbr  hi§  m: 

Praise  hiin  according  to  his  excellent  greatness. 

8  Praise  him  \cith  the  sound  of  the  trumpet : 
Praise  him  with  the  psaltery  and  harp. 

4  Praise  him  with  the  timbrel  and  dance  : 

Praise  him  with  stringed  instruments  and  organ*, 

5  Praise  him  upon  the  loud  cymbals  : 

Praise  him  upon  the  high-sounding  cymbals. 
•  Let  everything  that  hath  breath  praise  the  Lo&ik 

PBAISE  IE  THE  J/X&D. 


